9️⃣
What 9️⃣ means
The number '9' painted in white onto a faded-blue square. The 9️⃣ Keycap: 9 emoji signifies the numeric digital button of 9 and all that involves this number in any form, shape, and size.
How and when to use it
- 9️⃣ is basically an inverted 6️⃣; it's the "other way around" of 6. If you're referring to the reflection of something/someone or the inverse of anything, you could use 9️⃣. For instance, "I'm pretty much his reflection 9️⃣" or "I don't think you're seeing it right 9️⃣".
- If you're metaphorically talking about life from a feline POV, 9️⃣ is a smart use. For example, "I would spend 9️⃣ lives with you" or "A woman hath nine lives like a cat 9️⃣" (how triggering!).
- While referring to anything that has nine sides to it, nine angles, the ninth month, ninth zodiac, ninth generation, ninth person, ninth date, ninth year, etc., use 9️⃣ instead of the word/number.
- If you're 'keeping score' of an ongoing local or global match or if you're reminding someone about how you or someone else won by 9️⃣ points, bring in this emoji.
Other Names
- 9️⃣ Nine
- 9️⃣ Number 9
- 9️⃣ #9
- 9️⃣ Ninth
- 9️⃣ Nanogram
- 9️⃣ Keycap Digit Nine
- 9️⃣ Nine Digit Button
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › keycap
- Codepoints
U+0039 U+FE0F U+20E3- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:nine:- Keywords
- 9, keycap, nine
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — 9️⃣ Keycap: 9 or ⛹️ Person Bouncing Ball?