chains
chains meaning
Lengths of chain. They stand for restraint, bondage and being bound — literally and figuratively. They appear in contexts about oppression and freedom, and in discussions of slavery and its legacy, where they carry enormous weight. They also, far more lightly, mean jewellery: a chain is a necklace, and a heavy one is a statement.
Meaning
Lengths of chain. They stand for restraint, bondage and being bound — literally and figuratively. They appear in contexts about oppression and freedom, and in discussions of slavery and its legacy, where they carry enormous weight. They also, far more lightly, mean jewellery: a chain is a necklace, and a heavy one is a statement.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Chain
How to use it
- Chains and shackles, historically ⛓️
- Iced-out chain, heavy links ⛓️
- Bound and stuck ⛓️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kettings |
| አማርኛ | ሰንሰለቶች |
| العربية | سلاسل |
| অসমীয়া | শিকলি |
| azərbaycan | zəncirlər |
| башҡорт | сылбырҙар |
| беларуская | ланцугі |
| български | вериги |
| বাংলা | চেন |
| bosanski | lanci |
| català | cadenes |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏧᎾᏓᏕᏒᏗ |
| čeština | řetězy |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | сӑнчӑр |
| Cymraeg | cadwyni |
| Deutsch | Ketten |
| dolnoserbšćina | rjeśaze |
| Ελληνικά | αλυσίδες |
| English | chains |
| español | cadenas |
| eesti | ahelad |
| euskara | kateak |
| فارسی | غل و زنجیر |
| suomi | ketjut |
| Filipino | kadena |
| føroyskt | keta |
| français | chaînes |
| Gaeilge | slabhraí |
| Gàidhlig | sèineachan |
| galego | cadeas |
| ગુજરાતી | સાંકળ |
| Hausa | sarƙoƙi |
| עברית | שרשראות |
| हिन्दी | ज़ंजीर |
| hrvatski | lanci |
| hornjoserbšćina | rjećazy |
| magyar | lánc |
| հայերեն | շղթաներ |
| Indonesia | rantai |
| íslenska | keðja |
| italiano | catene |
| 日本語 | 鎖 |
| Jawa | rante |
| ქართული | ჯაჭვი |
| қазақ тілі | тізбек |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تىزبەك |
| ខ្មែរ | ច្រវាក់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಚೈನುಗಳು |
| 한국어 | 쇠사슬 |
| कोंकणी | साखळ्यो |
| кыргызча | чынжыр |
| ລາວ | ໂສ້ |
| lietuvių | grandinės |
| latviešu | ķēdes |
| македонски | синџири |
| മലയാളം | ചെയിൻ |
| монгол | гинж |
| मराठी | चेन |
| Melayu | rantai |
| မြန်မာ | ချိန်းကြိုး |
| नेपाली | चेन |
| Nederlands | kettingen |
| norsk | kjetting |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚେନ୍ଗୁଡ଼ିକ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਜ਼ੰਜੀਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Chen-dẹm |
| polski | łańcuchy |
| پښتو | زنځيرونه |
| português | correntes |
| rumantsch | chadainas |
| română | lanț |
| русский | цепь |
| سنڌي | زنجير |
| တႆး | ၸိူၵ်ႈလဵၵ်း |
| සිංහල | දම්වැල් |
| slovenčina | reťaz |
| slovenščina | verige |
| Soomaali | silsilado |
| shqip | zinxhirë |
| српски | ланци |
| srpski | lanci |
| svenska | kedjor |
| Kiswahili | minyororo |
| தமிழ் | சங்கிலிகள் |
| తెలుగు | గొలుసులు |
| ไทย | โซ่ |
| ትግርኛ | ሰንሰለታት |
| türkmen dili | zynjyrlar |
| lea fakatonga | sēini |
| Türkçe | zincir |
| українська | ланцюги |
| اردو | زنجیریں |
| o‘zbek | zanjirlar |
| Tiếng Việt | dây xích |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àwọn ṣe̩kẹ́ṣẹkẹ̀ |
| 粵語 | 鏈 |
| 粤语 | 链 |
| 中文 | 链条 |
| 繁體中文 | 鍊條 |
| isiZulu | amaketango |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+26D3 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :chains:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the chains emoji (⛓️) mean?
- Lengths of chain. They stand for restraint, bondage and being bound — literally and figuratively. They appear in contexts about oppression and freedom, and in discussions of slavery and its legacy, where they carry enormous weight. They also, far more lightly, mean jewellery: a chain is a necklace, and a heavy one is a statement.
- How do you type the chains emoji?
- Copy the chains emoji ⛓️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the chains emoji in?
- The chains emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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