Balloon Emoji
Balloon is a single code point introduced in Emoji 0.6. It belongs to the Activities group, Event subgroup.
Unicode data
- Unicode name
- balloon
- CLDR short name
- balloon
- Korean name (CLDR)
- νμ
- Code points
- U+1F388
- Group
- Activities
- Subgroup
- Event
- Added to Unicode
- 6.0
- Added to Emoji
- 0.6
- Sequence
- Single code point
- Skin tones
- Not defined
Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.
Search keywords
Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β these are what search matches against.
Developer formats
Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.
πU+1F388\u{1f388}\1F388🎈🎈"\uD83C\uDF88"\U0001F388\uD83C\uDF88%F0%9F%8E%88F0 9F 8E 88Accessibility
Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, βballoonβ. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β each repetition is read out in full.
Related emojis
Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Unicode code point for Balloon?
Balloon is U+1F388.
Does Balloon support skin tones?
No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.
How do I use Balloon in HTML or code?
Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🎈 in HTML, \u{1f388} in JavaScript.
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