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Yarn Emoji

Yarn is a single code point introduced in Emoji 11.0. It belongs to the Activities group.

Unicode data

Unicode name
yarn
CLDR short name
yarn
Korean name (CLDR)
μ‹€λ­‰μΉ˜
Code points
U+1F9F6
Group
Activities
Added to Unicode
11.0
Added to Emoji
11.0
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.

ballcrochetknityarn

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
🧢
Unicode code points
U+1F9F6
JavaScript escape
\u{1f9f6}
CSS escape Β· For content: "…"
\1F9F6
HTML hexadecimal entity
🧶
HTML decimal entity
🧶
JSON escaped string
"\uD83E\uDDF6"
Python Unicode escape
\U0001F9F6
Java Unicode escape Β· UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\uD83E\uDDF6
URL encoded value
%F0%9F%A7%B6
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F A7 B6

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, β€œyarn”. 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.

Check a sentence for accessibility problems.

Related emojis

Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β€” not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Yarn?

Yarn is U+1F9F6.

Does Yarn 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 Yarn in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🧶 in HTML, \u{1f9f6} in JavaScript.

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