Official Meaning & Overview
Represents machinery, settings, or technical processes. Implies complexity, troubleshooting, or engineering.
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Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Composite emoji sequence formed by multiple Unicode codepoints (ZWJ / Variation Selector / Regional Indicators)
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⚙️Technical Info
U+2699 U+FE0F2699-FE0F:gear:Developer Codes
:gear:⚙️⚙️\2699\FE0F\u{2699}\u{FE0F}\u2699\uFE0F%E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8FQuick Reference FAQ
What does the ⚙️ Gear emoji mean?
Represents machinery, settings, or technical processes. Implies complexity, troubleshooting, or engineering.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for ⚙️ Gear?
The Unicode codepoint for ⚙️ is U+2699 U+FE0F, its HTML hex entity is ⚙️, and its shortcode is :gear:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the ⚙️ Gear emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "기어", 日本語 "歯車", 简体中文 "齿轮", 繁體中文 "齒輪", Español "Engranaje".