gear
gear meaning
A cog or gear wheel. It stands for machinery, engineering and — overwhelmingly — settings. It is the universal settings icon in essentially every piece of software written in the last twenty years, which makes it one of the most-recognised symbols in modern life. It also means thinking, in the sense of gears turning.
Meaning
A cog or gear wheel. It stands for machinery, engineering and — overwhelmingly — settings. It is the universal settings icon in essentially every piece of software written in the last twenty years, which makes it one of the most-recognised symbols in modern life. It also means thinking, in the sense of gears turning.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Gear
How to use it
- Check the settings ⚙️
- Cogs are turning ⚙️
- The machinery behind it all ⚙️
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 | rat |
| አማርኛ | ሞተር ጥርስ |
| العربية | ترس |
| অসমীয়া | গীয়েৰ |
| azərbaycan | mexanizm |
| башҡорт | шестерня |
| беларуская | шасцярня |
| български | зъбно колело |
| বাংলা | গিয়ার |
| bosanski | zupčanik |
| català | engranatge |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎬᏔᏅᏙᏗ |
| čeština | ozubené kolo |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шестерне |
| Cymraeg | gêr |
| Deutsch | Zahnrad |
| dolnoserbšćina | zubickate kólasko |
| Ελληνικά | γρανάζι |
| English | gear |
| español | engranaje |
| eesti | hammasratas |
| euskara | engranajea |
| فارسی | چرخدنده |
| suomi | hammasratas |
| Filipino | gear |
| føroyskt | tannhjól |
| français | roue dentée |
| Gaeilge | giar |
| Gàidhlig | gèar |
| galego | engrenaxe |
| ગુજરાતી | ગિયર |
| Hausa | giya |
| עברית | גלגל שיניים |
| हिन्दी | गियर |
| hrvatski | zupčanik |
| hornjoserbšćina | zubičkate kolesko |
| magyar | fogaskerék |
| հայերեն | ատամնանիվ |
| Indonesia | roda gigi |
| íslenska | gírhjól |
| italiano | ingranaggio |
| 日本語 | 歯車 |
| Jawa | gir |
| ქართული | კბილანა |
| қазақ тілі | тегершік |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تەگەرشىك |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្ពឺ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗೇರ್ |
| 한국어 | 톱니바퀴 |
| कोंकणी | गियर |
| кыргызча | механизм |
| ລາວ | ເຟືອງເກຍ |
| lietuvių | krumpliaratis |
| latviešu | zobrats |
| македонски | запченик |
| മലയാളം | ഗിയർ |
| монгол | хөдөлгүүр |
| मराठी | गिअर |
| Melayu | gear |
| မြန်မာ | ဂီယာ |
| नेपाली | गियर |
| Nederlands | tandwiel |
| norsk | tannhjul |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଗିୟର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਗਰਾਰੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Gia |
| polski | koło zębate |
| پښتو | ګيرارۍ |
| português | engrenagem |
| rumantsch | roda dentada |
| română | rotiță zimțată |
| русский | шестеренка |
| سنڌي | گيئر |
| တႆး | ၵီႇယႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ගියරය |
| slovenčina | ozubené koliesko |
| slovenščina | zobnik |
| Soomaali | geer |
| shqip | ingranazh |
| српски | зупчаник |
| srpski | zupčanik |
| svenska | kugghjul |
| Kiswahili | gia |
| தமிழ் | கியர் |
| తెలుగు | గేర్ |
| ไทย | เฟือง |
| ትግርኛ | ማርሺ |
| türkmen dili | dişli |
| lea fakatonga | veʻeteka |
| Türkçe | dişli |
| українська | шестірня |
| اردو | گیئر |
| o‘zbek | tishli g‘ildirak |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh răng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | gíà |
| 粵語 | 齒輪 |
| 粤语 | 齿轮 |
| 中文 | 齿轮 |
| 繁體中文 | 齒輪 |
| isiZulu | igiya |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2699 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :gear:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the gear emoji (⚙️) mean?
- A cog or gear wheel. It stands for machinery, engineering and — overwhelmingly — settings. It is the universal settings icon in essentially every piece of software written in the last twenty years, which makes it one of the most-recognised symbols in modern life. It also means thinking, in the sense of gears turning.
- How do you type the gear emoji?
- Copy the gear 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 gear emoji in?
- The gear emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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