Emoji 3️⃣ (KEYCAP 3): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji 3️⃣ (KEYCAP 3), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji KEYCAP 3
Meaning and description of emoticon 3️⃣
The 3️⃣ emoji depicts a bold digit "3" inside a square key resembling a numeric keypad button. Classified as Symbols in Unicode.
3️⃣ in chats conveys the number three, the third step, and the feeling of a small, complete series — "this is step three" or "the structure is becoming clearer." It's most often paired with
,
, or
, and in messages it reads as "Now this is starting to look like a short series of steps 3️⃣," fitting for counting to three or a small sequence. Three often hints not at the digit literally, but at the feeling that the picture is beginning to assemble.
Usage Examples 3️⃣
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :three: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :three: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :three: | |
| HTML Dec | 3️⃣ | |
| HTML Hex | 3️⃣ | |
| CSS | content: "\0033\FE0F\20E3"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U00000033\U0000FE0F\U000020E3 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u0033\uFE0F\u20E3 | |
| Perl | \x{0033}\x{FE0F}\x{20E3} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{0033 FE0F 20E3} | |
| Punycode | xn--3-2sn3401h | |
| URL Escape Code | 3%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | 33 EF B8 8F E2 83 A3 |
