Meaning
A mechanical gear or cogwheel, often used to represent settings, machinery, or technical processes.
Category: Objects
⚙️gear
⚙️ gear belongs to Objects. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:gear:
Keywords
cogcogwheeltoolgear
What does ⚙️ gear mean?
The gear emoji depicts a mechanical cog and is often associated with tools, engineering, or industrial machinery. In digital communication, it frequently represents the 'settings' menu in apps and software. It can also be used metaphorically to suggest that something is working, in progress, or part of a larger system.
Often used for
- Referring to the settings menu on a device or app
- Talking about mechanical repairs, engineering, or tools
- Describing a process that is in the works or moving forward
- Discussing video game mechanics or RPG stats
Tone: Generally neutral and literal, though it can occasionally feel slightly technical or formal depending on the context.
Illustrative message examples with ⚙️
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- let me check the settings ⚙️ and see if i can fix the wifi
- need to grab some gears ⚙️ and tools before we start on the car
- the project is still in motion ⚙️ but we're making good progress
- you might need to tweak the graphics settings ⚙️ to get better fps
- just a cog in the machine ⚙️ but i'm doing my best
Combos, text art & scenes with ⚙️
How ⚙️ gear looks
Appearance varies by device and platform — your system font draws the native version below.
OpenMoji artwork CC BY-SA 4.0 — see attributions.
⚙️ gear codes for developers
Every format below produces ⚙️ — click Copy on the one your stack needs.
| Emoji | ⚙️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+2699 U+FE0F | |
| HTML (decimal) | ⚙️ | |
| HTML (hex) | ⚙️ | |
| CSS | \2699\FE0F | |
| JavaScript | \u{2699}\u{FE0F} | |
| JSON | \u2699\uFE0F | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :gear: |
⚙️ in other languages
SpanishengranajeFrenchroue dentéeGermanZahnradItalianingranaggioPortugueseengrenagemRussianшестеренкаJapanese歯車Korean톱니바퀴Chinese齿轮LithuaniankrumpliaratisPolishkoło zębate
Source: Unicode CLDR
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