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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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How to use it

  • Check the settings ⚙️
  • Cogs are turning ⚙️
  • The machinery behind it all ⚙️

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gear rendered in Noto Color Emoji
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OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

gear rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

gear rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

gear rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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LanguageName
Afrikaansrat
አማርኛሞተር ጥርስ
العربيةترس
অসমীয়াগীয়েৰ
azərbaycanmexanizm
башҡортшестерня
беларускаяшасцярня
българскизъбно колело
বাংলাগিয়ার
bosanskizupčanik
catalàengranatge
ᏣᎳᎩᎬᏔᏅᏙᏗ
češtinaozubené kolo
чӑваш чӗлхишестерне
Cymraeggêr
DeutschZahnrad
dolnoserbšćinazubickate kólasko
Ελληνικάγρανάζι
Englishgear
españolengranaje
eestihammasratas
euskaraengranajea
فارسیچرخ‌دنده
suomihammasratas
Filipinogear
føroyskttannhjól
françaisroue dentée
Gaeilgegiar
Gàidhliggèar
galegoengrenaxe
ગુજરાતીગિયર
Hausagiya
עבריתגלגל שיניים
हिन्दीगियर
hrvatskizupčanik
hornjoserbšćinazubičkate kolesko
magyarfogaskerék
հայերենատամնանիվ
Indonesiaroda gigi
íslenskagírhjól
italianoingranaggio
日本語歯車
Jawagir
ქართულიკბილანა
қазақ тілітегершік
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)تەگەرشىك
ខ្មែរស្ពឺ
ಕನ್ನಡಗೇರ್
한국어톱니바퀴
कोंकणीगियर
кыргызчамеханизм
ລາວເຟືອງເກຍ
lietuviųkrumpliaratis
latviešuzobrats
македонскизапченик
മലയാളംഗിയർ
монголхөдөлгүүр
मराठीगिअर
Melayugear
မြန်မာဂီယာ
नेपालीगियर
Nederlandstandwiel
norsktannhjul
ଓଡ଼ିଆଗିୟର୍‌
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਗਰਾਰੀ
Naijíriá PíjinGia
polskikoło zębate
پښتوګيرارۍ
portuguêsengrenagem
rumantschroda dentada
românărotiță zimțată
русскийшестеренка
سنڌيگيئر
တႆးၵီႇယႃႇ
සිංහලගියරය
slovenčinaozubené koliesko
slovenščinazobnik
Soomaaligeer
shqipingranazh
српскизупчаник
srpskizupčanik
svenskakugghjul
Kiswahiligia
தமிழ்கியர்
తెలుగుగేర్
ไทยเฟือง
ትግርኛማርሺ
türkmen dilidişli
lea fakatongaveʻeteka
Türkçedişli
українськашестірня
اردوگیئر
o‘zbektishli g‘ildirak
Tiếng Việtbánh răng
Èdè Yorùbágíà
粵語齒輪
粤语齿轮
中文齿轮
繁體中文齒輪
isiZuluigiya

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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