Meaning
The t-shirt shows a simple, casual short-sleeved shirt in blue, rendered with a flat front view and a rounded neckline. It's the quintessential everyday garment—the kind of thing you'd throw on without thinking twice.
People use this to talk about casual fashion, getting dressed, or shopping for basics. It often pops up in outfit planning conversations, thrifting hauls, or when someone's describing their laid-back style. You might see it paired with jeans or in texts about laundry day.
Beyond clothing, the t-shirt represents casualness and accessibility—it's the anti-formal wear. In messaging, it can evoke a "no-fuss" vibe or signal "just keeping it real." It's also handy for merch discussions, band tees, or graphic design talk.
Across platforms, the t-shirt design remains fairly consistent—most versions show the same frontal view and blue tone, though some older designs were slightly more stylized. Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, this clothing staple has been part of the emoji alphabet since the very beginning.
Common Uses
- • Describing your casual outfit
- • Talking about shopping for clothes
- • Discussing band merchandise or graphic tees
- • Sharing laundry or wardrobe updates
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
The t-shirt is one of the original emojis from 2010, making it older than many of the people who use it daily on social media.
Keywords
Related Emoji
Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:shirt: :shirt: :shirt: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 👕 |
| HTML (hex) | 👕 |
| CSS | \1F455 |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDC55 |
| Python | \U0001F455 |
| Java | \uD83D\uDC55 |
| Perl | \x{1F455} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F455} |
| Punycode | xn--2qtx |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%91%95 |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0x95 |
👕 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | টি-শার্ট |
| Chinese (Simplified) | T恤 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | T恤 |
| Danish | T-shirt |
| Dutch | T-shirt |
| English | t-shirt |
| English (UK) | t-shirt |
| Estonian | T-särk |
| Finnish | t-paita |
| French | T-shirt |
| German | T-Shirt |
| Hindi | टी–शर्ट |
| Hungarian | póló |
| Italian | t-shirt |
| Japanese | Tシャツ |
| Korean | 티셔츠 |
| Lithuanian | marškinėliai |
| Malay | kemeja-t |
| Norwegian | t-skjorte |
| Polish | koszulka |
| Portuguese | camiseta |
| Russian | футболка |
| Spanish | camiseta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | camiseta |
| Swedish | t-shirt |
| Thai | เสื้อยืด |
| Ukrainian | теніска поло |
| Vietnamese | áo phông |