barber pole
About this emoji
The barber pole emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (place-other) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: barber, cut, fresh, haircut.
The barber pole emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the place-other subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 💈 barber pole emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with barber, cut, fresh, haircut.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 💈 |
| Name | barber pole |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | place-other |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F488 |
| Shortcode alias | :barber_pole: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :barber_pole: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “barber pole” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.