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Maracas emoji ๐Ÿช‡

๐Ÿช‡ is the maracas: a pair of painted shakers. It means Latin music and fiestas โ€” salsa, mariachi, Cinco de Mayo, Carnival โ€” and shaking things up.

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What the maracas ๐Ÿช‡ emoji means

๐Ÿช‡ is the maracas: a pair of painted shakers. It means Latin music and fiestas โ€” salsa, mariachi, Cinco de Mayo, Carnival โ€” and shaking things up. Maracas joined Emoji 15.0 (2022), which means pre-2023 phones show a box instead. Party set: ๐ŸŽถ on the music guide, ๐Ÿ’ƒ on the dancing guide, ๐ŸŒฎ taco, ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico, ๐Ÿฅ drum.

Unicode name: maracas ยท U+1FA87 ยท Emoji 15.0 (2022) ยท group: Objects.

IN A MESSAGEfiesta at ours Saturday ๐Ÿช‡๐ŸŒฎ bring dancing shoes

How people use it

  • Latin music: salsa, mariachi
  • Fiestas: Cinco de Mayo, parties
  • Carnival: Brazil, Caribbean
  • Shake it up: energy

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
maracasU+1FA87Shakers
musical notesU+1F3B6Music
woman dancingU+1F483Dancing
tacoU+1F32EFiesta food
drumU+1F941Percussion

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿช‡ mean?

Maracas โ€” Latin music, fiestas, Carnival.

Why canโ€™t I see ๐Ÿช‡?

It needs Emoji 15.0 (iOS 16.4, Android 13 or newer).

Which emoji for Cinco de Mayo?

๐Ÿช‡ ๐ŸŒฎ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐Ÿ’ƒ.

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.

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