Unicode's one pumpkin is Jack-o-lantern, U+1F383, which arrives carved. CLDR, Unicode's list of search words, files one more emoji under pumpkin: Pie. Below those two sit 70 more: stand-ins, a carving kit, text faces, lines and ASCII art. Pumpkin emoji copy and paste, candle included.
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The pumpkin nobody carved
No emoji is a whole pumpkin, and no character in Unicode has pumpkin, gourd or squash in its name. The first section offers Tangerine and Orange circle instead. Wikipedia's Pumpkin article says the word is most commonly applied to round, orange squash and has no scientific definition, so the bar is low.
Carving, by the book
Wikipedia's Jack-o'-lantern article gives the steps: cut a lid, scoop out the flesh, put a candle in. Kitchen knife, Spoon and Candle sit in that order, and the combo Carving, in order pastes all four stages. It says lanterns were formerly carved from root vegetables such as the turnip, so Root vegetable is here too, from Emoji 16.0: an empty box on an older phone.
Tips
Pumpkin spice holds no pumpkin: Wikipedia lists cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and sometimes allspice. One of the five has an emoji: Ginger root.
Where emoji are refused, paste a text jack-o-lantern. Ten fit on one line: six are keyboard characters only and four use triangles, also ordinary text.
A monospaced font keeps the ASCII pumpkins in shape. The narrowest, Turnip lantern, is 9 columns and the widest, Three on the step, is 25.
Questions and answers
Is there a pumpkin emoji that is not carved?
No: CLDR files nothing under squash or gourd. For a whole one, the drawing Pumpkin, not carved yet has ribs, a stem and no face. Halloween ASCII art has five more pumpkins.
Is the jack-o-lantern only for Halloween?
Not originally: Wikipedia's Jack-o'-lantern article says the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general before it became a symbol of Halloween. CLDR files it under halloween with ten others. Halloween emoji covers the rest of the night.
Is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable?
A fruit, and more exactly a berry. Wikipedia's Pumpkin article calls pumpkin fruits a type of berry known as a pepo, and the plant a cultivated winter squash. It adds that giant pumpkins can exceed a tonne, which is why a Tractor is here.
๐Jack-o-lanternU+1F383. The one pumpkin in the emoji list, and it arrives carved. CLDR files it under pumpkin, halloween, lantern and celebration. It opens Unicode's event section, one place ahead of the Christmas tree. Emoji 0.6.
๐ Orange circleU+1F7E0. Wikipedia's Pumpkin article says the word is most commonly applied to round, orange-colored squash and has no scientific definition. Round and orange: this qualifies. Emoji 12.0.
๐งกOrange heartU+1F9E1. For signing off in the right colour. Emoji 5.0.
๐ฅงPieU+1F967. The other emoji CLDR files under pumpkin. Its search words also run to apple, fruit and meat, so the filling is whatever you say it is. Emoji 5.0.
๐ฎRed paper lanternU+1F3EE. The only other emoji CLDR files under lantern. Unicode names it Izakaya lantern. It has never met a pumpkin. Emoji 0.6.
๐TangerineU+1F34A. No emoji is a pumpkin nobody has carved. CLDR files this one under orange, and it is at least round. Emoji 0.6.
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The patch, the carving kit and the spice 13
โ๏ธBalance scaleU+2696 U+FE0F. The article says growers of giant pumpkins often compete to grow the most massive one. CLDR files the scale under weight. It has a text form. Emoji 1.0.
๐ผBlossomU+1F33C. Wikipedia's Pumpkin article says a pumpkin plant produces both a male and a female flower. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฏ๏ธCandleU+1F56F U+FE0F. Step three: a light source, traditionally a candle flame or tealight, goes in before the lid is closed. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
๐งโ๐พFarmerU+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F33E. CLDR files it under farmer, gardener and rancher. It takes a skin tone. Emoji 12.1.
๐ซGinger rootU+1FADA. Pumpkin spice. Wikipedia's Pumpkin pie spice article lists cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and sometimes allspice, and says the blend does not include pumpkin. Ginger is the only one of the five with an emoji. Emoji 15.0.
๐HoneybeeU+1F41D. The same article says the fertilizing is usually performed by bees. CLDR files this one under spring, which is early for a pumpkin. Emoji 0.6.
โHot beverageU+2615. Where the spice usually ends up. CLDR files it under coffee, tea and chai. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
๐ชKitchen knifeU+1F52A. Carving, step one. Wikipedia's Jack-o'-lantern article says the top of the pumpkin is cut off to form a lid. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฒPot of foodU+1F372. CLDR files it under soup. The Pumpkin article says the whole shell can be baked and used as the bowl. Emoji 0.6.
๐ซRoot vegetableU+1FADC. The original. The Jack-o'-lantern article says lanterns were formerly carved from a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip, and CLDR files this under turnip. It is from Emoji 16.0, the newest tile here. Emoji 16.0.
๐ฑSeedlingU+1F331. Where a pumpkin starts. CLDR files it under sprout and young. Emoji 0.6.
๐ฅSpoonU+1F944. Step two: the inside flesh is scooped out. The article leaves out how long this takes. Emoji 3.0.
๐TractorU+1F69C. For a pumpkin too heavy to carry. The article says giant pumpkins can exceed a tonne. Emoji 1.0.
Porch company 6
๐โโฌBlack catU+1F408 U+200D U+2B1B. Another of the eleven. CLDR also files it under unlucky, which seems hard on the cat. Emoji 13.0.
๐ฌCandyU+1F36C. One of the two sweets among the eleven. The jack-o-lantern is the only entry that is neither a creature nor a sweet. Emoji 0.6.
๐ซChocolate barU+1F36B. The other sweet. Unicode files it next to the pie. Emoji 0.6.
๐Full moonU+1F315. Round, and up at the right hour. It has a text form. Emoji 0.6.
๐ปGhostU+1F47B. CLDR files eleven emoji under halloween. Eight are creatures, this one first among them. Emoji 0.6.
๐ธ๏ธSpider webU+1F578 U+FE0F. Not on CLDR's halloween list, though it is on most porches. It has a text form. Emoji 0.7.
Pumpkin symbols, no emoji 8
ๅ็Kabocha, in two Han charactersU+5357 U+74DC. Wikipedia's Kabocha article gives these two characters for kabocha, which it says is also called Japanese pumpkin. Unihan defines the first as south and the second as melon, gourd.
โฝ Kangxi radical melonU+2F60 Kangxi radical melon. The same shape filed as a dictionary radical. Three characters are named for a melon: this one and two emoji.
็ฏLantern, as a Han characterU+706F. Unihan defines it as lantern, lamp. The second half of a jack-o-lantern.
็Melon or gourd, as a Han characterU+74DC. Unihan defines it as melon, gourd, cucumber. No character in Unicode is named pumpkin, gourd or squash, so this is the nearest plain text gets.
ๆฉOrange, as a Han characterU+6A59. Unihan defines it in one word: orange.
โฒTriangle eyeU+25B2 Black up-pointing triangle. The shape most pumpkins get for an eye. It is ordinary text and not an emoji, so it takes the colour of your words.
โผTriangle noseU+25BC Black down-pointing triangle. The same triangle the other way up. Two eyes and one of these make the face in the next section.
่Turnip, as a Han characterU+83D4. Unihan defines it as turnip, for a lantern in the older style.
Text jack-o-lanterns, one line each 10
(( | ))Not carved yet: ribs only
(โฒโฟโฒ)Triangle eyes and a smile
(โฒโผโฒ)Eyes and a nose in triangles, mouth pending
(โฃ_โข)The scowl: two corner triangles
(โฅโฝโค)The villain: slanted eyes, mouth open
(*vvv*)Candle lit: the eyes glow
(-vvv-)Candle out: the eyes shut
(>vvv<)Carved in a bad mood
(^vvv^)Keyboard jack-o-lantern: two eyes, three teeth
(^vvv^) (*vvv*) (-vvv-)Three on the step, one of them lit
Pumpkin lines 14
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐Border row, lanterns and leaves
๐ฏ๏ธ Candle in, lid on ๐The last step, by the article
๐ Carved it myself. Be kind ๐For the photo
๐ช Carving night ๐The main event
๐ Happy Halloween from the pumpkin patch ๐The seasonal one
๐ Hey, pumpkin ๐งกThe pet name
๐ Home by midnight or I turn into a pumpkin ๐The fairy-tale curfew
๐ It is pumpkin season ๐A jack-o-lantern at each end
๐ Off to the pumpkin patch ๐The outing
๐ฅง Pumpkin pie first, questions later ๐ฅงDessert
โ Pumpkin spice. Pumpkin not included โThe blend holds no pumpkin
๐ Technically a berry ๐Botany: a pumpkin is a berry known as a pepo
๐ Trick or treat, says the pumpkin ๐ฌFor the door
(^vvv^) It is pumpkin season (^vvv^)No emoji: a keyboard lantern each side
ASCII pumpkins 6
Giant pumpkin at the weigh-offOn the scale, with the reading the Pumpkin article allows: giant pumpkins can exceed a tonne. Plain ASCII, 18 columns wide.
Jack-o-lantern, round eyesThe friendly one: round eyes, a diamond nose and a zigzag grin. Plain ASCII, 16 columns wide.
Jack-o-lantern, scowlingSlanted eyes and a row of teeth. Plain ASCII, 12 columns wide.
Pumpkin, not carved yetRibs, a stem and no face, which is more than the emoji list can offer. Plain ASCII, 14 columns wide.
Three on the stepA big one between two small ones, each with its own expression. Plain ASCII, 25 columns wide.
Turnip lanternThe older model. Wikipedia's Jack-o'-lantern article says lanterns were formerly carved from root vegetables such as the turnip. Plain ASCII, 9 columns wide.
Pumpkin combos 9
๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏ๏ธ๐Carving, in orderKitchen knife, then spoon, then candle, then jack-o-lantern. Cut the lid, scoop the inside, light the candle: the steps in Wikipedia's Jack-o'-lantern article.
๐๐ฅงEverything under pumpkinJack-o-lantern, then pie. Both emoji CLDR files under pumpkin, in one paste.
๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐From patch to porchSeedling, then blossom, then honeybee, then jack-o-lantern. A growing season in four emoji.
๐ซ๐ฏ๏ธThe original lanternRoot vegetable, then candle. A turnip and a light. The Pumpkin article says pumpkins caught on for being much larger and easier to carve.
๐๐๐Porch rowJack-o-lantern 3 times. Three, which is what fits on a step.
๐๐Pumpkin at midnightTwelve oโclock, then jack-o-lantern. The fairy-tale deadline. CLDR lists nothing under carriage or coach, so the clock does the work.
๐ซโPumpkin spiceGinger root, then hot beverage. The blend holds no pumpkin. Neither does this.
๐๐ฌ๐ซTrick or treatJack-o-lantern, then candy, then chocolate bar. The three entries on CLDR's halloween list that are not creatures.
๐๐โ๏ธWeigh-offTractor, then jack-o-lantern, then balance scale. Haul it in, put it on the scale.
How this list was compiled: Built by script on 2026-09-19, not typed by hand. The emoji, their names, code points and Emoji version numbers come from emoji-test.txt, version 18.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/emoji/emoji-test.txt); names are the CLDR short names printed in that file, in sentence case. The search words are from the CLDR English annotations (https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotations/en.xml and https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/common/annotationsDerived/en.xml, main branch). CLDR lists pumpkin for two emoji (pie and jack-o-lantern), lantern for two (jack-o-lantern and red paper lantern, which UnicodeData.txt names IZAKAYA LANTERN), turnip for the root vegetable, ginger for ginger root, and halloween for eleven (ghost, three vampires, three zombies, black cat, chocolate bar, candy, jack-o-lantern); it lists nothing for squash, gourd, carve, carving, patch, harvest, seed, latte, vine, scarecrow, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice, carriage or coach. The first group is those two pumpkin emoji, the other lantern and three orange stand-ins; the patch, the carving kit and the porch company are our own picks. The text forms come from emoji-variation-sequences.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/emoji/emoji-variation-sequences.txt). Every character that is not an emoji was checked against UnicodeData.txt, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/UnicodeData.txt), and a note that names a character uses its name from that file. No character name in UnicodeData.txt 18.0.0 contains PUMPKIN, GOURD, SQUASH or TURNIP; three contain MELON (U+2F60 Kangxi radical melon, U+1F348 Melon, U+1F349 Watermelon). U+2F60 and the triangles used for the text faces (U+25B2, U+25BC, U+25E2 to U+25E5, U+25BD) and U+203F are not in emoji-test.txt. Meanings of Chinese characters come from the kDefinition field of Unihan_Readings.txt in Unihan.zip, version 18.0.0 (https://www.unicode.org/Public/18.0.0/ucd/Unihan.zip). What the page says about the plant (a cultivated winter squash, the word most commonly applied to round orange squash with no scientific definition, the fruit a berry known as a pepo, a male and a female flower with fertilization usually by bees, giant pumpkins exceeding a tonne and growers competing, the shell baked as a soup bowl, easier to carve than turnips) is from the English Wikipedia article Pumpkin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin); the carving steps, the root vegetables carved before pumpkins and the name first belonging to lights over peat bogs are from Jack-o'-lantern (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o%27-lantern); the spice blend and its lack of pumpkin are from Pumpkin pie spice (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_pie_spice); the two characters for kabocha, also called Japanese pumpkin, are from Kabocha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabocha). All four were read on 2026-09-19. The 10 one-line text jack-o-lanterns, 14 lines, 6 ASCII drawings and 9 combos are this site's own work, apart from the scowl of two corner triangles, a face that has long circulated without an author and is set here between pumpkin brackets: the emoji in them are fetched by name from emoji-test.txt, the plain characters by name from UnicodeData.txt, and the drawings were made for this page. No row of them is shared with the pumpkin drawings on this site's Halloween ASCII art page. All sources were checked on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work