The fan emoji is πͺ, U+1FAAD, which Unicode names Folding hand fan. It arrived in Emoji 15.0, so older phones may show an empty box, and it is the only emoji CLDR, Unicodeβs list of search words, files under fan.
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Is there a fan emoji for an electric fan?
Not by that name. Nothing is filed under propeller, ventilator or breeze, and electric leads to five emoji, none of them a fan. Wind is filed under π Leaf fluttering in wind, π¬οΈ Wind face and π Wind chime. So the electric fan here is a combo: π Cyclone, then π.
Clack, flutter and shy
CLDR gives πͺ twelve words, among them clack, cooling, dance, flutter, folding, hot and shy. Clack, cooling and folding lead to no other emoji. Shy is shared with π«£ Face with peeking eye, flutter with π, and clap with π Clapping hands.
Questions and answers
What does the hand fan emoji mean?
A fan you hold: by Wikipedia a hand fan is a broad, flat surface waved to and fro to make an airflow. Unicode lists πͺ with the clothing, between π Womanβs clothes and π Purse.
Which emoji is for fans of a team or a band?
None is named for them. By Wiktionary that fan is a clipping of fanatic, first US baseball slang; the cooling fan comes from the Latin for a winnowing fan. CLDR files π£ Megaphone under cheering, and the combo Number one fan sets π₯ before it.
Is there a hand fan symbol for plain text?
None is named for one: besides the emoji, fan stands only in the names of a Thai letter and a Mende syllable. The fan symbols here: β Sector, since by Wikipedia folding fans have the shape of a circle's sector, and the Han character ζ.
How do you type a hand fan emoticon or a fanning emoticon?
Wikipediaβs list of emoticons has no fan. Ours are plain keys: backslash, bar, slash is a hand fanβs ribs meeting at the pivot, and -(+)- is an electric fan from the front. An emoticon with a fan puts a face before it.
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Fan and breeze 16
πCOOL buttonU+1F192. Filed under COOL and button. Emoji 0.6.
πCycloneU+1F300. Filed under cyclone, twister and typhoon. Emoji 0.6.
π¨Dashing awayU+1F4A8. Filed under dash, fast and gone. Emoji 0.6.
πElectric plugU+1F50C. Filed under electric, plug and electricity. Emoji 0.6.
π«£Face with peeking eyeU+1FAE3. The other emoji filed under shy. Also filed under peek and hide. Emoji 14.0.
πͺFolding hand fanU+1FAAD. Filed under fan, folding, cooling, clack and flutter. Emoji 15.0.
π₯΅Hot faceU+1F975. Filed under hot, heat and sweating. Emoji 11.0.
π§IceU+1F9CA. Filed under ice, cold and cube. Emoji 12.0.
πKimonoU+1F458. Filed under kimono and clothing. Emoji 0.6.
πLeaf fluttering in windU+1F343. The other emoji filed under flutter. Also filed under wind and blow. Emoji 0.6.
π« Melting faceU+1FAE0. Filed under hot, heat and melt. Emoji 14.0.
πSmiling face with sunglassesU+1F60E. Filed under cool, relaxed and shades. Emoji 1.0.
βοΈSunU+2600 U+FE0F. Filed under sun, sunny and bright. Emoji 0.6.
πWind chimeU+1F390. Filed under wind, chime and bell. Emoji 0.6.
π¬οΈWind faceU+1F32C U+FE0F. Filed under wind and blow. Emoji 0.7.
πWoman dancingU+1F483. Filed under dance, flamenco and elegant. Emoji 0.6.
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Fans who cheer 8
π₯1st place medalU+1F947. Filed under first, gold and medal. Emoji 3.0.
πClapping handsU+1F44F. The other emoji filed under clap. Also filed under applause and yay. Emoji 0.6.
π£MegaphoneU+1F4E3. The only emoji filed under cheering. Also filed under megaphone and sound. Emoji 0.6.
πRaising handsU+1F64C. Filed under hooray, celebration and raised. Emoji 0.6.
πSmiling face with heart-eyesU+1F60D. Filed under heart-eyes, love and feels. Emoji 0.6.
ποΈStadiumU+1F3DF U+FE0F. Filed under stadium. Emoji 0.7.
Ceiling fan πBy Wiktionary: A fan fixture on a ceiling, sometimes with a light built in
Desk fan πBy Wiktionary: An electric fan small enough for a table or desk
Electric fan πBy Wiktionary, under fan: A mechanical or electrical device that moves air to cool people, machinery, etc
Fan base πBy Wiktionary: A person's or thing's fans, as one group
Fan club βBy Wiktionary: An organization for fans (enthusiasts) of one person or body of works
Fan heater π₯By Wiktionary: an electric heater whose fan blows hot air out
Fan mail πBy Wiktionary: Mail that fans send to a public figure
Fan out πͺBy Wiktionary: To spread into a fan shape
Fan, the admirer π£By Wiktionary: Someone fond of a person or thing, especially a performer's admirer or a sport's aficionado
Fandom πBy Wiktionary: As one group, the fans of a person, work, activity, sport etc.
Fantail πBy Wiktionary: Any of several goldfish with a big fan-shaped tail
Fanzine π°By Wiktionary: A magazine, usually made by amateurs, for people with a shared interest
Folding fan πͺBy Wiktionary: A hand-held fan whose pleated surface sits on folding sticks; they open to a sector shape and close up compactly on a pivot
Punkah πͺBy Wiktionary, in South Asia and Myanmar: A fan, particularly a big one of cloth or leaf hung from the ceiling