water pistol
water pistol meaning
A water pistol. It is one of the most significant emoji in the entire standard — not for what it is, but for what it replaced. Apple changed the realistic revolver to a bright green water pistol in 2016, and every other major platform eventually followed.
Meaning
A water pistol. It is one of the most significant emoji in the entire standard — not for what it is, but for what it replaced. Apple changed the realistic revolver to a bright green water pistol in 2016, and every other major platform eventually followed. It is the clearest example of platforms deliberately changing an emoji's meaning on ethical grounds.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Water gun
How to use it
- Water fight, and it is on 🔫
- This used to be a realistic revolver on every platform 🔫
- The most consequential redesign in emoji history 🔫
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | rewolwer |
| አማርኛ | ሽጉጥ |
| العربية | مسدس ماء |
| অসমীয়া | ৱাটাৰ পিষ্টল |
| azərbaycan | tapança |
| башҡорт | һыу пистолеты |
| беларуская | вадзяны пісталет |
| български | воден пистолет |
| বাংলা | পিস্তল |
| bosanski | pištolj |
| català | pistola d’aigua |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᎶᏪ ᏍᏆᎳ |
| čeština | vodní pistole |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шыв пистолечӗ |
| Cymraeg | pistol dŵr |
| Deutsch | Wasserpistole |
| dolnoserbšćina | pistola |
| Ελληνικά | νεροπίστολο |
| English | water pistol |
| español | pistola de agua |
| eesti | veepüstol |
| euskara | pistola |
| فارسی | تفنگ آبپاش |
| suomi | vesipyssy |
| Filipino | water gun |
| føroyskt | pistólur |
| français | pistolet à eau |
| Gaeilge | piostal |
| Gàidhlig | daga |
| galego | pistola de auga |
| ગુજરાતી | પિસ્તોલ |
| Hausa | ƙaramar bindiga |
| עברית | אקדח מים |
| हिन्दी | पानी की पिस्तौल |
| hrvatski | pištolj na vodu |
| hornjoserbšćina | pistola |
| magyar | vízipisztoly |
| հայերեն | ջրային ատրժանակ |
| Indonesia | pistol air |
| íslenska | byssa |
| italiano | pistola ad acqua |
| 日本語 | 水鉄砲 |
| Jawa | bedhil |
| ქართული | პისტოლეტი |
| қазақ тілі | тапанша |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تاپانشا |
| ខ្មែរ | កាំភ្លើងបាញ់ទឹក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪಿಸ್ತೂಲ್ |
| 한국어 | 물총 |
| कोंकणी | पिस्तुल |
| кыргызча | пистолет |
| ລາວ | ປືນສັ້ນ |
| lietuvių | vandens šautuvas |
| latviešu | ūdens pistole |
| македонски | пиштол на вода |
| മലയാളം | വാട്ടർ പിസ്റ്റൾ |
| монгол | гар буу |
| मराठी | पाण्याची पिस्तूल |
| Melayu | pistol air |
| မြန်မာ | ပစ္စတို |
| नेपाली | पिस्तोल |
| Nederlands | waterpistool |
| norsk | vannpistol |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପିସ୍ତଲ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪਿਸਤੌਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wọ́tá Pístul |
| polski | pistolet na wodę |
| پښتو | طمانچه |
| português | pistola d’água |
| rumantsch | pistola d’aua |
| română | pistol cu apă |
| русский | водяной пистолет |
| سنڌي | پسٽل |
| တႆး | ၵွင်ႈသိတ်းၼမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | පිස්තෝලය |
| slovenčina | vodná pištoľ |
| slovenščina | vodna pištola |
| Soomaali | bastoolad |
| shqip | pistoletë |
| српски | водени пиштољ |
| srpski | vodeni pištolj |
| svenska | vattenpistol |
| Kiswahili | bastola ya maji |
| தமிழ் | தண்ணீர் பிஸ்டல் |
| తెలుగు | నీటి పిస్టల్ |
| ไทย | ปืนฉีดน้ำ |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ማይ ሽጉጥ |
| türkmen dili | suw sapançasy |
| lea fakatonga | pekenene vai |
| Türkçe | su tabancası |
| українська | водяний пістолет |
| اردو | پستول |
| o‘zbek | suvli pistolet |
| Tiếng Việt | súng nước |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ibọn ilewọ |
| 粵語 | 手槍 |
| 粤语 | 手枪 |
| 中文 | 水枪 |
| 繁體中文 | 水槍 |
| isiZulu | ivolovolo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F52B
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :gun: :pistol:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the water pistol emoji (🔫) mean?
- A water pistol. It is one of the most significant emoji in the entire standard — not for what it is, but for what it replaced. Apple changed the realistic revolver to a bright green water pistol in 2016, and every other major platform eventually followed.
- How do you type the water pistol emoji?
- Copy the water pistol 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 water pistol emoji in?
- The water pistol emoji belongs to the Activities category.