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T-shirt Emoji 👕

A plain crew-neck tee, the t-shirt emoji represents the most basic unit of an outfit. It's used for casual clothes, laundry day, band and event merch, and general talk about 'the fit' when nothing fancier is called for.

What 👕 means

A casual blue tee with a dark blue collar, buttoned up with three buttons of the same color right below the collar and fitted with short sleeves that end with an outline the same color and texture as the collar.

The 👕 T-Shirt emoji, as opposed to 👔 Necktie, represents casual wear or a laidback dress code. It signifies comfort, leisure, a weekend vibe, and an airy dressing sense. This emoji may also be the perfect emoji that screams TGIF (given that you wear casuals on Friday to work).

How and when to use it

Did you or someone just quote something that HAS to be on a t-shirt? If that's the case, use 👕 to denote the same. For instance, "Not everything you chase is chasing you, mate. Sometimes you're just chasing a fart" WOW that NEEDS to be on a t-shirt 👕".
On similar accounts, 👕 can also be used to represent a 'quote' that would innately indicate a T-shirt saying. Like, "Oh that? No idea, probably read it somewhere 👕".
If you're texting someone that you'll be arriving in casuals, use 👕. For example, "I'm not really comfortable with dressing up, dude. You'll see me in at my best comfort irrespective of the venue, kay? 👕".
Use 👕 to denote a casual dress code in any context.
You could also use 👕 while conveying an easy-going vibe. For instance, "Sometimes, it's relieving to just got with the flow 👕".

Other Names

👕 Tee
👕 Tee Shirt
👕 Casual Tee
👕 Casuals
👕 Polo Shirt
👕 Plain White T's (actually, striped in this case)

👕 in real conversations

What does 👕 mean when someone drops it after a quote?

It's shorthand for "put that on a shirt" — the line was quotable enough to deserve actual merch. The emoji stands in for the product, saving someone from typing out the whole joke about selling it. Blunt one-liners and accidental bits of wisdom from group chats attract it most.

Is 👕 only for casual outfits?

Mostly, yes — it's the plainest possible piece of clothing, so it reads as relaxed by default: laundry day, a weekend, no effort required. Compare it to 👔, which specifically signals formal or office wear; 👕 is what gets reached for the moment dressing up isn't the point.

What's 👕 doing under a concert or event photo?

Merch, specifically — a band tee, a festival shirt, tour swag worn as proof of attendance. It's a step past just "casual clothes" here; the shirt is doing the job of a souvenir, and the caption around it usually names the event rather than describing the shirt itself.

The lowdown

Category: Objects › clothing
Codepoints: U+1F455
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :shirt::tshirt: GitHub · Slack:t_shirt: Discord
Keywords: blue, casual, clothes, clothing, collar, dressed, shirt, shopping, t-shirt, tshirt, weekend

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.