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Treasure Chest

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Objects Unicode 17.0 uncommon

Meanings

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Objects ยท Tool uncommon

A wooden chest overflowing with gold and jewels, used both literally for pirate or adventure themes and figuratively for any big reward, jackpot, or valuable find โ€” from a great thrift-store deal to unlocking loot in a video game. Popular in gaming communities to reference loot boxes and in-game rewards.

Works equally well for literal pirate/adventure content and for figurative 'jackpot' or 'great find' announcements.

found this jacket for $2 at the thrift store ๐ŸชŽ ๐Ÿ“‹ Instagram post about a great secondhand find
opened the chest, got a legendary drop ๐ŸชŽ ๐Ÿ“‹ Gaming Discord server message
grandma's attic is basically a ๐ŸชŽ ๐Ÿ“‹ Text to a friend about old family belongings

Its gaming association comes from decades of treasure-chest iconography in RPGs and platformers signaling an item pickup or reward.

Combos with ๐ŸชŽ

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pirate treasure, adventure theme
Pirate-themed content or jokes
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video game loot or reward
Gaming stream or Discord chat
๐ŸชŽ๐Ÿ’ฐ
big win, jackpot, or great find
Celebrating a good deal or unexpected windfall

Culture

Gaming Discord servers and Twitch chats use it as shorthand for a loot drop or item pickup, echoing decades of RPG chest iconography.

Doubles as a generic 'jackpot' symbol for thrift finds, garage sale hauls, and other lucky discoveries outside of gaming.

United States Widely used in gaming Discord and Twitch chat to celebrate loot drops or in-game rewards.
Gen_X: More likely to use it literally for pirate or adventure themes than for gaming loot.
Gen_Z: Uses it heavily in gaming contexts to celebrate loot drops and rewards.
Boomers: Rarely use it, and if so, mostly for literal treasure or pirate references.
Millennials: Use it for both gaming references and general 'great find' or 'jackpot' posts.

History

2024

Added in the Unicode 16.0 emoji release

Requested partly to give gaming communities a dedicated symbol for loot and rewards, mirroring in-game treasure-chest iconography.