Hat emoji 🎩 👒 🧢
🎩 is the top hat: black and formal. It means fancy, formal and magic — “hats off to you 🎩”, weddings, magicians, monopoly-man wealth.
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What the hat 🎩 👒 🧢 emoji means
🎩 is the top hat: black and formal. It means fancy, formal and magic — “hats off to you 🎩”, weddings, magicians, monopoly-man wealth. 👒 woman’s hat is the sun hat: garden parties, beaches, races. 🧢 billed cap is the baseball cap: casual style and the slang “cap” for a lie on the slang emoji guide. ⛑️ is the rescue helmet, 🪖 the military helmet. All three hats are original 2010 emoji. The crowned version is 👑 crown; the cowboy 🤠 on the cowboy guide.
Unicode name: top hat · U+1F3A9 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- Hats off: respect, congratulations
- Formal and magic (🎩): weddings, magicians
- Summer (👒): sun hats, garden parties
- Casual and slang (🧢): caps, “no cap”
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| top hatU+1F3A9 | Formal, magic | |
| woman’s hatU+1F452 | Sun hat | |
| billed capU+1F9E2 | Cap, “cap” slang | |
| rescue worker’s helmetU+26D1 U+FE0F | Safety helmet | |
| crownU+1F451 | Crown |
Blue hat emoji and blue cap emoji
There is no dedicated blue hat emoji in the standard set. The top hat 🎩 is typically black, while the woman's hat 👒 leans towards light, straw-like colours. The billed cap 🧢 is the closest you’ll get to a blue hat, as it’s often shown in blue.
The billed cap 🧢 is a baseball-style cap that represents casual style, sports, and streetwear. It also carries the slang meaning “cap,” as in a lie, with “no cap” meaning telling the truth.
The straw hat emoji 👒
The woman's hat 👒 is commonly used as a straw hat emoji. It typically appears as a wide-brimmed straw hat, often with a ribbon or flower. People use it to represent summer, beach trips, gardening, and warm-weather fashion. The wide brim suggests shade, so it fits sunny-day scenarios.
Pair it with a sun emoji or beach emoji for holiday plans, or use it when talking about outdoor events, brunch outfits, or race day looks.
Questions people ask
What does 🎩 mean?
A top hat — formality, magic, or “hats off”.
What does 🧢 mean in slang?
“Cap” means a lie; “no cap” means no lie.
What does the smiley with a hat mean?
🤠 cowboy hat face means adventurous or cheeky; 🥳 partying face wears a party hat.
What does the blue hat emoji mean?
There isn’t a dedicated blue hat emoji. The billed cap 🧢, often shown in blue, can stand in for one. It usually suggests casual style, sports, or the slang “cap” for a lie.
What does the blue cap emoji mean?
The blue cap emoji is the billed cap 🧢. It’s used for baseball caps, casual fashion, or the slang “cap.” “No cap” means telling the truth.
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.
