copyright
copyright meaning
The copyright symbol. It marks a work as protected by copyright, and it is genuinely legally meaningful — though in most countries copyright now exists automatically, without needing the symbol at all. As an emoji it is used in legal and creative contexts, and jokingly to claim ownership of a phrase or a joke.
Meaning
The copyright symbol. It marks a work as protected by copyright, and it is genuinely legally meaningful — though in most countries copyright now exists automatically, without needing the symbol at all. As an emoji it is used in legal and creative contexts, and jokingly to claim ownership of a phrase or a joke.
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How to use it
- All rights reserved ©️
- Copyright applies automatically now, symbol or not ©️
- That joke is mine, copyright me ©️
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
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kopieregmerk |
| አማርኛ | የቅጂ መብት |
| العربية | علامة حقوق نشر |
| অসমীয়া | স্বত্বাধিকাৰ চিহ্ন |
| azərbaycan | müəllif hüququ |
| башҡорт | авторлыҡ хоҡуғы билдәһе |
| беларуская | значок аўтарскага права |
| български | авторско право |
| বাংলা | কপিরাইট |
| bosanski | autorsko pravo |
| català | drets d’autor |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏤᎵᎢ ᎤᎯᏴᎢ |
| čeština | znak ochrany autorského práva |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | автор правине хӳтӗлемелли значок |
| Cymraeg | hawlfraint |
| Deutsch | Copyright |
| dolnoserbšćina | copyright |
| Ελληνικά | πνευματική ιδιοκτησία |
| English | copyright |
| español | copyright |
| eesti | autoriõigus |
| euskara | copyrighta |
| فارسی | حق نسخهبرداری |
| suomi | tekijänoikeusmerkki |
| Filipino | karapatang magpalathala |
| føroyskt | upphavsrættur |
| français | symbole copyright |
| Gaeilge | cóipcheart |
| Gàidhlig | còir-lethbhreac |
| galego | copyright |
| ગુજરાતી | કૉપિરાઇટનું ચિહ્ન |
| Hausa | haƙƙin mallaka |
| עברית | זכויות יוצרים |
| हिन्दी | कॉपीराइट |
| hrvatski | znak za autorska prava |
| hornjoserbšćina | symbol za awtorske prawa |
| magyar | copyright (szerzői jog által védett) |
| հայերեն | հեղինակային իրավունք |
| Indonesia | hak cipta |
| íslenska | höfundarréttarmerki |
| italiano | copyright |
| 日本語 | 著作権マーク |
| Jawa | hak cipta |
| ქართული | საავტორო უფლება |
| қазақ тілі | авторлық құқық белгісі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اۆتورلىق قۇقىق بەلگىسى |
| ខ្មែរ | សិទ្ធិចម្លង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೃತಿಸ್ವಾಮ್ಯ |
| 한국어 | 저작권 |
| कोंकणी | मालकीहक्क |
| кыргызча | автордук укук |
| ລາວ | ເຄື່ອງໝາຍລິຂະສິດ |
| lietuvių | autorių teisės |
| latviešu | autortiesības |
| македонски | авторски права |
| മലയാളം | പകർപ്പവകാശ ചിഹ്നം |
| монгол | зохиогчийн эрх |
| मराठी | कॉपीराइट चिन्ह |
| Melayu | hak cipta |
| မြန်မာ | မူပိုင်ခွင့် |
| नेपाली | प्रतिलिपि अधिकार |
| Nederlands | copyright |
| norsk | opphavsrett |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କପିରାଇଟ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਪੀਰਾਈਟ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kọ́pírait |
| polski | znak praw autorskich |
| پښتو | د چاپ حق |
| português | símbolo de copyright |
| rumantsch | copyright |
| română | drepturi de autor |
| русский | значок защиты авторского права |
| سنڌي | ڪاپي رائيٽ |
| တႆး | သုၼ်ႇၶွင်ၶိၼ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | කතුහිමිකම |
| slovenčina | copyright |
| slovenščina | avtorske pravice |
| Soomaali | xuquuqda daabacaadda |
| shqip | të drejtat e autorit |
| српски | ауторска права |
| srpski | autorska prava |
| svenska | upphovsrättssymbol |
| Kiswahili | hakimiliki |
| தமிழ் | பதிப்புரிமைச் சின்னம் |
| తెలుగు | కాపీరైట్ చిహ్నం |
| ไทย | ลิขสิทธิ์ |
| ትግርኛ | መሰል ደራሲ |
| türkmen dili | awtorlyk hukugy |
| lea fakatonga | mafai-pulusi |
| Türkçe | telif hakkı işareti |
| українська | авторське право |
| اردو | کاپی رائٹ |
| o‘zbek | mualliflik huquqi |
| Tiếng Việt | bản quyền |
| Èdè Yorùbá | òfin ìdábòbò iṣẹ́ |
| 粵語 | 版權 |
| 粤语 | 版权 |
| 中文 | 版权 |
| 繁體中文 | 版權 |
| isiZulu | ilungelo lokukopisha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+A9 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :copyright:
- Category
- Symbols
FAQ
- What does the copyright emoji (©️) mean?
- The copyright symbol. It marks a work as protected by copyright, and it is genuinely legally meaningful — though in most countries copyright now exists automatically, without needing the symbol at all. As an emoji it is used in legal and creative contexts, and jokingly to claim ownership of a phrase or a joke.
- How do you type the copyright emoji?
- Copy the copyright 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 copyright emoji in?
- The copyright emoji belongs to the Symbols category.
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