The fan often represents grace and elegance, as it is associated with traditional Japanese dances and geishas. It can also symbolize cool air or relaxation. Additionally, it can be a symbol of travel or adventure. In some cases, the emoji serves as a metaphor for controlling emotions or as a symbolic gesture to calm or soothe someone.
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Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon
First included
The emoji “Folding hand fan” was approved as part of Unicode 15.0 in 2022 and added to Emoji 15.0.
