Unicode keeps Fire with the weather, between Meteor and Droplet. Fire emoji copy paste here goes wider: 22 emoji that burn, glow or put fires out, 12 fire symbols from other writing systems, five text flames and 12 combos.
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Quench finds the extinguisher
CLDR, Unicode's search word list, files quench under Fire extinguisher, dynamite under Firecracker and fireball under the new Meteor. Searching fire also finds Fireworks, by name only: CLDR never files it under fire. Crackle finds the sound in Japanese and Korean.
Fire symbol copy and paste, no emoji needed
Fire symbols from other systems holds 12 single characters, among them ็ซ, the fire trigram โฒ, the alchemists' triangle ๐ and an Egyptian brazier. Search symbol to see only those. The alchemical sign and the two hieroglyphs show as empty boxes where no font has them.
Tips
Firefighter is Person joined to Fire engine. The Man and Woman versions are Emoji 4.0; the plain one is 12.1.
Fire has no text form. The Text style switch changes Candle, Comet, High voltage and three others.
Filed together copies Meteor, Fire and Droplet: the row as Unicode orders it.
Questions and answers
What does the fire emoji mean?
Unicode gives it a name, Fire, and no meaning. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words for emoji, files it under flame, burn, hot, lit and tool. It is the only emoji filed under flame or lit, and one of eight filed under fire.
Is there a campfire emoji?
No. Nothing in Unicode's emoji list is named campfire or bonfire, and CLDR files no emoji under either word. The closest are Camping and Wood. Our Campfire combo is Wood followed by Fire, and a search for campfire finds it.
Why does Heart on fire paste as a heart and a flame?
Because it is a joined sequence: Red heart, a zero width joiner, U+200D, and Fire. An app with one picture for the set shows one heart on fire; an app without shows the parts. Only one other emoji is built on Fire: Phoenix.
๐ฅFireU+1F525. One code point, no text form. Unicode files it under sky and weather, between Meteor and Droplet. CLDR lists flame, lit and hot for it, and also tool. Emoji 0.6.
โค๏ธโ๐ฅHeart on fireU+2764 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F525. Red heart, a zero width joiner and Fire. An app that cannot join them shows a heart beside a flame. CLDR files it under burn, love and sacred. Emoji 13.1.
๐ฆโ๐ฅPhoenixU+1F426 U+200D U+1F525. Bird, a zero width joiner and Fire: the only other emoji built on the flame. CLDR files it under firebird, rebirth and rise. Emoji 15.1.
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๐๏ธCampingU+1F3D5 U+FE0F. Unicode has no campfire emoji, so this and Wood stand in. CLDR gives it one search word, camping. Emoji 0.7.
๐ฏ๏ธCandleU+1F56F U+FE0F. CLDR gives it two search words, candle and light. It has a text form, so the Text style switch changes it. Emoji 0.7.
โ๏ธCometU+2604 U+FE0F. Two places before Fire in Unicode's list. It has a text form. Emoji 1.0.
๐ชDiya lampU+1FA94. An oil lamp: CLDR lists diya, lamp, light and oil. Emoji 12.0.
๐ฒDragon faceU+1F432. CLDR files it under fairytale and nowhere under fire. The flame is yours to add. Emoji 0.6.
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Things that burn, glow or go bang, continued
๐งจFirecrackerU+1F9E8. CLDR files it under fire, dynamite and spark, so a search for fire finds it. Emoji 11.0.
๐FireworksU+1F386. Filed under boom and celebration, and nowhere under fire. Emoji 0.6.
โกHigh voltageU+26A1. Lightning under a careful name: CLDR lists lightning, thunderbolt and zap. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
๐ถ๏ธHot pepperU+1F336 U+FE0F. CLDR gives it two search words, hot and pepper. Unicode files it with the vegetables. Emoji 0.7.
โจ๏ธHot springsU+2668 U+FE0F. Steam, not flame. CLDR files it under hot and steaming, and it has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชMeteorU+1FA8B. The newest one here, filed directly before Fire. CLDR lists fireball. It shows as an empty box where the system's emoji font is older. Emoji 18.0.
๐SparklerU+1F387. The hand-held kind. CLDR lists sparkle and fireworks. Emoji 0.6.
๐VolcanoU+1F30B. CLDR lists eruption and mountain. Unicode files it with the geography, not the weather. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชตWoodU+1FAB5. A log by any other name: CLDR lists log, lumber and timber. Unicode files it with the buildings. Emoji 13.0.
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๐งDropletU+1F4A7. Filed directly after Fire in Unicode's list. CLDR lists water, drop and tear. Emoji 0.6.
๐Fire engineU+1F692. CLDR lists engine, fire and truck. All three firefighter emoji are built on this character. Emoji 0.6.
๐งฏFire extinguisherU+1F9EF. CLDR lists extinguish, quench and fire. Unicode files it with the household objects. Emoji 11.0.
๐งโ๐FirefighterU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F692. Person, a zero width joiner and Fire engine. An app that cannot join them shows a person beside a truck. Emoji 12.1.
๐จโ๐Man firefighterU+1F468 U+200D U+1F692. Man, a zero width joiner and Fire engine. Older than the plain Firefighter, which came with 12.1. Emoji 4.0.
๐ฉโ๐Woman firefighterU+1F469 U+200D U+1F692. Woman, a zero width joiner and Fire engine. Emoji 4.0.
Fire symbols from other systems 12
๐Alchemical fireU+1F702 Alchemical symbol for fire. The alchemists wrote fire as an upward-pointing triangle. It shows as an empty box where no font has the alchemical block.
็Burn, in one characterU+71C3 CJK unified ideograph-71C3. Unihan defines it as burn; light fire, ignite. Mandarin reading: rรกn.
ไทFire hexagramU+4DDD Hexagram for the clinging fire. Six lines where the trigram has three. Unicode names it the clinging fire.
ใFire in a circleU+328B Circled ideograph fire. The same character in a ring. Unicode maps it to a circled U+706B.
ใซFire in bracketsU+322B Parenthesized ideograph fire. One character, brackets included. Japanese calls Tuesday kayลbi, written with this fire first.
็ซFire in Chinese and JapaneseU+706B CJK unified ideograph-706B. Unihan defines it as fire, flame; burn; anger, rage: huว in Mandarin, hi in Japanese. It is also radical 86, the heading other fire characters are indexed under.
โฝFire radicalU+2F55 Kangxi radical fire. A dictionary heading, not the everyday character: Unicode maps it to U+706B.
โฒFire trigramU+2632 Trigram for fire. One of the eight trigrams: a broken line between two whole ones. Its Chinese name is lรญ.
็Flame in Chinese and JapaneseU+708E CJK unified ideograph-708E. Unihan defines it as flame, blaze; hot: yรกn in Mandarin, honoo in Japanese.
็ฐFlame, the other characterU+7130 CJK unified ideograph-7130. Unihan defines it as flame, blaze; glowing, blazing. Mandarin reading: yร n.
๐ฎHieroglyph brazierU+132AE Egyptian hieroglyph Q007. Unicode describes it as a brazier with a flame rising from it. It shows as an empty box where no font has hieroglyphs.
๐Hieroglyph fire drillU+13351 Egyptian hieroglyph U028. Unicode describes it as a fire-drill in a piece of wood: how the fire got started.
One-line text flames 5
(เธ๐ฅ_๐ฅ)เธFired up, fists raised
โโโโโ๐ฅLit match
โโโโ โ๐ฅโโ โโโFlame at the top of a bar chart
ใ๐ฅใFire in heavy brackets
๐ฅๅฝกFireball with a tail
The crackle of a fire, in Japanese and Korean 2
ใใใใCrackle in Japanese (pachi pachi)
ํ๋ฅCrackle in Korean (tadaak)
Fire combos 12
๐๐๐งจBang, sparkle, popFireworks, then sparkler, then firecracker. The whole display in three.
๐ชต๐ฅCampfireWood, then fire. Unicode has no campfire emoji. This is the recipe.
๐ฒ๐ฅDragon breathDragon face, then fire. Unicode leaves the flame off the dragon. Two taps fix that.
๐ช๐ฅ๐งFiled togetherMeteor, then fire, then droplet. Three neighbours in Unicode's list, in the order it keeps them.
๐ฅ๐งFire and iceFire, then ice. Opposites, side by side.
๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐Fire brigadeFire, then fire engine, then firefighter. Problem, transport, professional. The firefighter is a joined sequence, so check how it lands.
๐ฅ๐ฆโ๐ฅFrom the ashesFire, then phoenix. Before and after.
๐ฅ๐ฏFull marksFire, then hundred points. Approval, with a score attached.
โ๏ธ๐ฅต๐ฅHeatwaveSun, then hot face, then fire. The forecast, summarised.
๐ฅ๐งฏOut, thank youFire, then fire extinguisher. For a group chat that got out of hand.
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅThree in a rowFire 3 times. For when one flame undersells it.
๐ถ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅตToo spicyHot pepper, then fire, then hot face. A short review of the curry.