🎃

Depiction of a jack-o'-lantern.

The second sense is derived from the absence of an emoji or Unicode character for a pumpkin.

🎃

1. (metonymic) Halloween.
   • 2018 November 2, YoussefSh3rawy, Twitter‎^[2]:

     في عيد الرعب نحن جاهزون لنجعله النهائي الأكثر رعبا .. 🎃

     This Halloween we are ready to make it the scariest finale.. 🎃

   • 2019 August 25, DracoNerdAD, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Let's try this Emoji Challenge.
     
     Relationship status: 🎮
     Kids: 0️⃣
     […]
     Favorite holiday: 🎃

   • 2023 October 31, justin_malcey, Twitter‎^[4]:

     Joyeux Halloween 🎃

     Happy Halloween 🎃

2. (Internet slang, text messaging) Pumpkin.
   • 2018 October 5, AkoYagami, Twitter‎^[5]:

     Essen! 🎃 [followed by a picture of pumpkin fritters]

     Dinner! 🎃

   • 2021 July 15, BrittMezher, Twitter‎^[6]:

     My patient bought me a pumpkin. He knew it was my favourite food! Lol that's so super! I’m easily pleased! 🎃🎃

   • 2023 September 26, TommyTheGinger1, Twitter‎^[7]:

     Im all about the pumpkin lattes and pumpkin pies 😋 What’s your favourite autumn food? 🎃

• As an emoji, the design of 🎃 varies by operating system/platform. Aside from the carved face, the most prominent difference is whether or not the pumpkin has a lit candle; some platforms display the symbol's facial features as yellow (to represent light) while others depict them as black or dark orange.^[1]