Gear emoji ⚙️
Emoji 1.0 (2015) · U+2699 U+FE0F
What ⚙️ means
The keywords Unicode lists for ⚙️ are cog, cogwheel, tool. They show what people use it for.
Search for cog or cogwheel on your emoji keyboard and ⚙️ is among the results.
You will find ⚙️ among the tools (28 emoji), part of objects with 268 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 🗜️ ⚖️ 🦯 🔗.
Will ⚙️ show on my friend's phone?
⚙️ has been around since Emoji 1.0 (2015), so it is safe to send to anyone.
How to type ⚙️
Search for gear in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⚙️.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type gear.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type gear in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type gear.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, ⚙️ is 2 code points (U+2699 U+FE0F), 6 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2699 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ⚙️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚙️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2699 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2699\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9A 99 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ⚙️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | gear |
| Português | engrenagem |
| Español | engranaje |
| Italiano | ingranaggio |
| Français | roue dentée |
| Deutsch | Zahnrad |
| Türkçe | dişli |
| Bahasa Indonesia | roda gigi |
| Polski | koło zębate |
| Русский | шестерёнка |
| 日本語 | 歯車 |
| 한국어 | 톱니바퀴 |
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All objects emoji →Questions people ask
What does the gear emoji mean?
Unicode calls ⚙️ "gear" and links it with cog, cogwheel, tool. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the tools subgroup of objects.
When was the gear emoji added?
In Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the gear emoji?
Search for gear in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find ⚙️.