Bomb emoji 💣
💣 is the bomb: a black cartoon bomb with a lit fuse. It means a bombshell — dropping big news, a shocking reveal, “this album is a 💣” — and “the bomb” as in excellent…
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What the bomb 💣 emoji means
💣 is the bomb: a black cartoon bomb with a lit fuse. It means a bombshell — dropping big news, a shocking reveal, “this album is a 💣” — and “the bomb” as in excellent (a 90s phrase still alive in emoji). It is also a playful threat and a Bomberman/Minesweeper reference. Original 2010 emoji. The explosion is 💥 on the mind blown guide; the firecracker 🧨; the fire 🔥 fire.
Unicode name: bomb · U+1F4A3 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- Bombshells: big news, reveals
- The bomb: excellent
- Explosive: tempers, drama
- Games: Bomberman, Minesweeper
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| bombU+1F4A3 | Bombshell, explosive | |
| collisionU+1F4A5 | Bang | |
| firecrackerU+1F9E8 | Fireworks, dynamite | |
| fireU+1F525 | Fire | |
| face screaming in fearU+1F631 | The reaction |
Questions people ask
What does 💣 mean?
A bombshell — big news — or “the bomb”, meaning great.
What does 💣 mean from a guy?
He is about to share something big, or he thinks something is excellent.
Is 💣 a threat?
In normal chat, no; platforms judge by the words around it.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
