Gear

⚙️ is the gear emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “cog”, “cogwheel”, and “tool”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: GEAR
CLDR short name: gear
Codepoint: U+2699 U+FE0F
Hex: 2699 FE0F
Emoji version: 1.0
Unicode version: 8.0
First released: 2015
Unicode group: Objects
Unicode subgroup: tool
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:gear:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

cog · cogwheel · gear · tool

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of ⚙️. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the ⚙️ gear emoji mean?: ⚙️ is the gear emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “cog”, “cogwheel”, and “tool”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ⚙️?: U+2699 U+FE0F: the character U+2699 (GEAR) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+2699 as a plain text symbol.
When was the ⚙️ gear emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 1.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ⚙️ on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “gear”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ⚙️ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ⚙️?: On GitHub, type :gear: and it turns into ⚙️ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.