# 🪀 Yo-yo emoji

🪀 Yo-yo is an emoji in the games set of Activities. It was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. Related words: fluctuate, toy and yo-yo.

- Emoji: 🪀
- Unicode name: yo-yo
- Code points: U+1FA80
- Category: Activities, Games
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- GitHub shortcode: :yo_yo:
- Keywords: fluctuate, toy, yo-yo
- Page: https://emojichart.com/yo-yo-emoji

## What it means

A round toy on a string that spins down and climbs back up. It stands for play and nostalgia, tricks, and anything that goes up and down, like shifting moods or prices.

## How to type 🪀

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “yo-yo”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “yo-yo”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “yo-yo”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “yo-yo”.
- GitHub: Type :yo_yo: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | yoyó | dieta, efecto, fluctuar, juguete, yoyó |
| Français (fr) | yoyo | descendre, jouet, monter, osciller, yoyo |
| Deutsch (de) | Jo-Jo | Jo-Jo, Spielzeug, Yo-Yo |
| Italiano (it) | yo-yo | giocattolo, rocchetto, yo-yo, yoyo |
| Português (pt) | ioiô | brinquedo, flutua, ioiô |
| Nederlands (nl) | jojo | fluctueren, jojo, kinderen, op en neer, speelgoed, spelen |
| Svenska (sv) | jojo | jojare, jojo, snöre, trissa |
| Polski (pl) | jojo | jojo, zabawka |
| Türkçe (tr) | yoyo | inip çıkma, oyuncak, yoyo |
| Русский (ru) | йо-йо | игрушка, йо-йо, йойо |
| Українська (uk) | йо-йо | бовтатися, іграшка, йо-йо, крутитися, метлятися, теліпатися, хилитатися |
| Ελληνικά (el) | γιογιό | ανεβοκατεβαίνω, γιογιό, διακύμανση, κουνιέμαι, κυμαίνομαι, παιχνίδι |
| العربية (ar) | يويو | أطفال, تأرجح, كلات, لعبة, يويو |
| עברית (he) | יו-יו | יו-יו, יויו, עולה ויורד, צעצוע |
| فارسی (fa) | یویو | اسباب‌بازی, نوسان, یویو |
| हिन्दी (hi) | यो-यो | खिलौना, खेल, यो यो, यो-यो, लट्टू |
| বাংলা (bn) | য়ো-য়ো | ইয়ো-ইয়ো, ওঠানামা করা, খেলনা, খেলা, ফ্ল্যাকচুয়েট, য়ো-য়ো |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | yo-yo | fluktuasi, mainan, naik-turun, yo-yo, yoyo |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | yo-yo | dao động, đồ chơi, yo-yo |
| ไทย (th) | โยโย่ | ของเล่น, ขึ้นๆ ลงๆ, เด้งดึ๋ง, ม้วนกลับ, โยโย่, ลูกดิ่ง |
| 日本語 (ja) | ヨーヨー | おもちゃ, ヨーヨー, 上下, 回転, 玩具 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 요요 | 오르락내리락, 요요, 장난감 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 悠悠球 | 上下起落, 悠悠球, 溜溜球, 犹豫不决, 玩具 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 溜溜球 | 搖擺不定, 溜溜球, 滾動, 玩具 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): jojo
- Akan (ak): yo-yo
- Albanian (sq): jo-jo
- Amharic (am): በከራ
- Armenian (hy): յո-յո
- Assamese (as): ইয়’-ইয়’
- Azerbaijani (az): yo-yo
- Bashkir (ba): йо-йо
- Basque (eu): yoyoa
- Belarusian (be): ё-ё
- Bosnian (bs): yo-yo
- Breton (br): pun-dibun
- Bulgarian (bg): йо-йо
- Burmese (my): ယိုယို
- Cantonese (yue): 搖搖
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 摇摇
- Catalan (ca): io-io
- Cherokee (chr): ᏲᏲ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 搖搖
- Chuvash (cv): йо-йо
- Croatian (hr): jo-jo
- Czech (cs): jojo
- Danish (da): yoyo
- Estonian (et): jojo
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): ioió
- Faroese (fo): jojo
- Filipino (fil): yoyo
- Finnish (fi): jojo
- Galician (gl): ioió
- Georgian (ka): იო-იო
- Gujarati (gu): યો-યો
- Hausa (ha): zaren yo-yo
- Hungarian (hu): jojó
- Icelandic (is): jójó
- Igbo (ig): yo-yo
- Irish (ga): yó-yó
- Javanese (jv): yoyo
- Kannada (kn): ಯೋ-ಯೋ
- Kazakh (kk): йо-йо
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): يو-يو
- Khmer (km): យ៉ូយ៉ូ
- Konkani (kok): यो यो
- Kyrgyz (ky): жипке илинген шайтан
- Lao (lo): ໂຢ​ໂຢ້
- Latvian (lv): jojo
- Lithuanian (lt): jo-jo
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): jojo
- Macedonian (mk): јојо
- Malay (ms): yo-yo
- Malayalam (ml): യോ-യോ
- Marathi (mr): यो-यो
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): yoyo
- Mongolian (mn): ёо-ёо
- Nepali (ne): यो‍-यो
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Yó-Yo
- Norwegian (no): jojo
- Odia (or): ୟୋ ୟୋ
- Oromo (om): yoo-yoo
- Pashto (ps): يو يو
- Punjabi (pa): ਯੋ-ਯੋ
- Quechua (qu): yoyo
- Romanian (ro): yo-yo
- Romansh (rm): jojo
- Sardinian (sc): yo-yo
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): yo-yo
- Serbian (sr): јојо
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): jojo
- Shan (shn): ယူဝ်ႇယူဝ်ႇ
- Sindhi (sd): یو-یو
- Sinhala (si): යෝ-යෝ
- Slovak (sk): jojo
- Slovenian (sl): jojo
- Somali (so): qaanso
- Swahili (sw): kigurudumu cha uzi
- Tamil (ta): யோ யோ
- Telugu (te): యో-యో
- Tigrinya (ti): ዮ-ዮ
- Tongan (to): ioio
- Turkmen (tk): ýo-ýo
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): jojo
- Urdu (ur): یو یو
- Uzbek (uz): yo-yo
- Welsh (cy): io-io
- Yoruba (yo): yóyò
- Zulu (zu): i-yo-yo

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1FA80` |
| HTML | `🪀` |
| CSS | `\1FA80` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1FA80}` |
| Python | `\U0001FA80` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F AA 80` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DE80` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%AA%80` |

## Questions

### What does the 🪀 yo-yo emoji mean?

A round toy on a string that spins down and climbs back up. It stands for play and nostalgia, tricks, and anything that goes up and down, like shifting moods or prices.

### How do I type the 🪀 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “yo-yo”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :yo_yo:.

### When was the 🪀 emoji added?

🪀 was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🪀?

U+1FA80. In HTML you can write 🪀, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1FA80}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/yo-yo-emoji