📖 Emojipedix

Keycap: 6 6️⃣

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Symbols Keypad Characters

Codepoint U+0036 U+FE0F U+20E3
Shortcode :six:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

The numeral "6" appears in sharp white text centered inside a colored square, styled to resemble a keyboard key or digital display button. The minimalist design ensures it stays crisp and legible even when scaled down to small sizes in lists or feeds.

Six is the next number in sequences, sixth-place finishes, or "six reasons why." People use 6️⃣ for creating ordered lists, voting systems, or any content that needs clear visual structure. In gaming, it can mark level six or a team of six players; in social media, it's perfect for "six things" content that's become so popular in ranking videos and carousel posts.

The keycap 6 works seamlessly in longer number chains and helps give content a polished, organized appearance. Whether you're building a "top six" list on Instagram, marking a sixth-place achievement, or structuring a thread with six points, the emoji format feels more dynamic and modern than typed numbers. It's especially useful when combining with other symbols to create visual interest.

Across all major platforms, keycap 6 maintains consistent appearance and proportions. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this keycap has been a reliable workhorse for numbered communication and structured content creation for well over a decade.

Common Uses

  • Listing six items or ideas
  • Marking sixth place in a competition
  • Creating visual number sequences
  • Building structured ranked content

Popular Combos

6️⃣🌈 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ 6️⃣💪

Did You Know?

Keycap emoji are technically composed of two Unicode characters joined together, which is why they sometimes behave unexpectedly on very old devices—but modern platforms handle them flawlessly.

Keywords

6 keycap six

Related Emoji

Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :six:
Slack :six:
Discord :six:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
6️⃣
HTML (hex)
6️⃣
CSS
\36\FE0F\20E3
JavaScript
\u0036\uFE0F\u20E3
Python
\U00000036\U0000FE0F\U000020E3
Java
\u0036\uFE0F\u20E3
Perl
\x{36}\x{FE0F}\x{20E3}
PHP / Ruby
\x{36}\x{FE0F}\x{20E3}
Punycode
xn--1i-1e6n-6hv
URL Encoded
6%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3
UTF-8 Bytes
0x36 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F 0xE2 0x83 0xA3

6️⃣ in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali কিক্যাপ: 6
Chinese (Simplified) 按键: 6
Chinese (Traditional) 按鍵:6
Danish tast: 6
Dutch toets: 6
English keycap: 6
English (UK) keycap: 6
Estonian klahv: 6
Finnish näppäin: 6
French touches : 6
German Taste: 6
Hindi कीकैप: 6
Hungarian gombfej: 6
Italian tasto: 6
Japanese 囲み数字: 6
Korean 키 캡: 6
Lithuanian mygtukas: 6
Malay butang kekunci: 6
Norwegian taster: 6
Polish klawisz: 6
Portuguese tecla: 6
Russian клавиша 6
Spanish tecla: 6
Spanish (Mexico) tecla: 6
Swedish tangent: 6
Thai ปุ่มกดเลข: 6
Ukrainian клавіша: 6
Vietnamese mũ phím: 6