# 6️⃣ Keycap: 6 emoji

6️⃣ Keycap: 6 is an emoji in the keycaps set of Symbols. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: six.

- Emoji: 6️⃣
- Unicode name: keycap: 6
- Code points: U+0036 U+FE0F U+20E3
- Category: Symbols, Keycaps
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :six:
- Keywords: 6, keycap, six
- Page: https://emojichart.com/keycap-6-emoji

## What it means

The digit six on a keycap. People use it for numbered lists and steps, sixth place, groups of six, and for dates, times, quantities, scores and phone numbers.

## What it's made of

6️⃣ is 3 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. Digit six (U+0036)
2. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)
3. Combining enclosing keycap (U+20E3)

## How to type 6️⃣

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “keycap: 6”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “keycap: 6”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “keycap: 6”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “keycap: 6”.
- GitHub: Type :six: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | tecla: 6 | 6, seis, tecla |
| Français (fr) | touches : 6 | 6, six, touches |
| Deutsch (de) | Taste: 6 | 6, sechs, Taste |
| Italiano (it) | tasto: 6 | 6, sei, tasto |
| Português (pt) | tecla: 6 | 6, seis, tecla |
| Nederlands (nl) | toets: 6 | 6, toets, zes |
| Svenska (sv) | tangent: 6 | 6, keycap, sex |
| Polski (pl) | klawisz: 6 | 6, klawisz, sześć |
| Türkçe (tr) | tuş: 6 | 6, altı, tuş |
| Русский (ru) | клавиша 6 | 6, клавиша, шесть |
| Українська (uk) | клавіша: 6 | 6, клавіша, шість |
| Ελληνικά (el) | πλήκτρο: 6 | 6, έξι, πλήκτρο |
| العربية (ar) | مفتاح: 6 | 6, ستة, مفتاح |
| עברית (he) | מקש: 6 | 6, מקש, שש |
| فارسی (fa) | جلد کلید: 6 | 6, جلد کلید, شش |
| हिन्दी (hi) | कीकैप: 6 | 6, कीकैप, छह |
| বাংলা (bn) | কিক্যাপ: 6 | 6, কিক্যাপ, ছয় |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | keycap: 6 | 6, enam, keycap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | mũ phím: 6 | 6, mũ phím, sáu |
| ไทย (th) | ปุ่มกดเลข: 6 | 6, ปุ่มกดเลข, หก |
| 日本語 (ja) | 囲み数字: 6 | 6, 六, 囲み数字 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 키 캡: 6 | 6, 육, 키 캡 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 按键: 6 | 6, 六, 按键 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 按鍵：6 | 6, 六, 按鍵 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): knoppiesimbool: 6
- Akan (ak): kiikape: 6
- Albanian (sq): tast: 6
- Amharic (am): የአብይ ሆሄ ቁልፍ ማብሪያ: 6
- Armenian (hy): ստեղն․ 6
- Assamese (as): কীকেপ: 6
- Asturian (ast): tecles: 6
- Azerbaijani (az): klaviatura qapağı: 6
- Bashkir (ba): баҫмаҡ: 6
- Basque (eu): Tekla: 6
- Belarusian (be): клавіша: 6
- Bosnian (bs): Kapica za tipku: 6
- Bulgarian (bg): Клавиш: 6
- Burmese (my): ခလုတ် − 6
- Canadian French (fr-CA): touche 6
- Cantonese (yue): 鍵帽: 6
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 键帽: 6
- Catalan (ca): tecla: 6
- Chakma (ccp): 𑄇𑄨𑄇𑄳𑄠𑄛𑄴: 6
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏚᎢᏍᏘᎠᎵᏚᎶ: 6
- Chuvash (cv): код: 6
- Croatian (hr): tipka: 6
- Czech (cs): klávesa: 6
- Danish (da): tast: 6
- Estonian (et): klahv: 6
- Faroese (fo): Knappahetta: 6
- Filipino (fil): keycap: 6
- Finnish (fi): näppäin: 6
- Fula (Adlam) (ff-Adlm): 𞤊𞤫𞤣𞤭𞤲𞤭𞤪𞤣𞤫: 6
- Galician (gl): tecla: 6
- Georgian (ka): კლავიში: 6
- Gujarati (gu): કીકેપ: 6
- Hausa (ha): maɓalli na musamman: 6
- Hungarian (hu): gombfej: 6
- Icelandic (is): takki: 6
- Igbo (ig): igodo: 6
- Interlingua (ia): clave: 6
- Irish (ga): caipín eochrach: 6
- Javanese (jv): tombol: 6
- Kannada (kn): ಕೀಕ್ಯಾಪ್: 6
- Kazakh (kk): перне: 6
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): پەرنە: 6
- Khmer (km): គម្របគ្រាប់ចុច: 6
- Konkani (kok): कीकॅप: 6
- Kyrgyz (ky): клавиатура калпакчасы: 6
- Lao (lo): ແປ້ນແຄັບ: 6
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): tecla mayús: 6
- Latvian (lv): taustiņš: 6
- Ligurian (lij): tasto: 6
- Lithuanian (lt): mygtukas: 6
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): tasta: 6
- Macedonian (mk): копче: 6
- Malay (ms): butang kekunci: 6
- Malayalam (ml): കീക്യാപ്പ്: 6
- Marathi (mr): कीकॅप: 6
- Mongolian (mn): түлхүүрийн гэр: 6
- Māori (mi): uhi pātuhi: 6
- Nepali (ne): किक्याप: 6
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Kíkap: 6
- Norwegian (no): taster: 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): tastar: 6
- Odia (or): କୀକ୍ୟାପ୍‍: 6
- Oromo (om): jaha
- Pashto (ps): کیکیپ: 6
- Punjabi (pa): ਕੀਕੈਪ: 6
- Quechua (qu): llavekuna: 6
- Romanian (ro): tastă: 6
- Romansh (rm): tasta: 6
- Santali (sat): ᱠᱤᱠᱮᱯ: 6
- Sardinian (sc): tecla: 6
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còmhdachadh iuchrach: 6
- Serbian (sr): тастер: 6
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): taster: 6
- Shan (shn): ၼဵၼ်တူဝ်ၼပ်ႉ - 6
- Sindhi (sd): ڪي ڪيپ: 6
- Sinhala (si): යතුරු පියන: 6
- Slovak (sk): kláves: 6
- Slovenian (sl): tipka: 6
- Somali (so): daboolka furaha: 6
- Sundanese (su): genep
- Swahili (sw): kitufe: 6
- Tamil (ta): விசை: 6
- Telugu (te): కీక్యాప్: 6
- Tigrinya (ti): ዝምልከት ቁልፊ፦ 6
- Tongan (to): tatā foʻi kī: 6
- Turkmen (tk): klawiş gapagy: 6
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): tłóčatko: 6
- Urdu (ur): کی کیپ: 6
- Uzbek (uz): tugma: 6
- Welsh (cy): gorchudd bysell: 6
- Yoruba (yo): Keyacap: 6
- Zulu (zu): i-keycap: 6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+0036 U+FE0F U+20E3` |
| HTML | `6️⃣` |
| CSS | `\36\FE0F\20E3` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{36}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}` |
| Python | `\u0036\uFE0F\u20E3` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `36 EF B8 8F E2 83 A3` |
| UTF-16 | `0036 FE0F 20E3` |
| URL encoded | `%36%EF%B8%8F%E2%83%A3` |

## Questions

### What does the 6️⃣ keycap: 6 emoji mean?

The digit six on a keycap. People use it for numbered lists and steps, sixth place, groups of six, and for dates, times, quantities, scores and phone numbers.

### How do I type the 6️⃣ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “keycap: 6”. 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 :six:.

### When was the 6️⃣ emoji added?

6️⃣ was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 6️⃣?

U+0036 U+FE0F U+20E3. In HTML you can write 6️⃣, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{36}\u{FE0F}\u{20E3}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/keycap-6-emoji