Emoji
(GEAR): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(GEAR), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji GEAR
- Unicode Name
- GEAR
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+2699 U+FE0F
- Subcategory
- tool
- Slug
- gear
Meaning and description of emoticon ⚙️
The ⚙️ emoji depicts a metal gear wheel with evenly spaced teeth. Part of the Unicode standard, Objects category.
⚙️ — a sign of precise adjustment and hands-on work: where a tool, fine-tuning, or manual control is needed. Paired with 🛠 ⚙ 🔧 it creates a technical context, and phrases like "What matters here is adjustment, precision, and hands-on work with a tool ⚙️" underscore this applied nature. Similar options — 🪛, ⚙, 🎚. The deeper meaning of such signs: not the object itself, but the process of precise refinement, control, and manual craftsmanship.
Usage Examples ⚙️
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :gear: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :gear: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :gear: | |
| HTML Dec | ⚙️ | |
| HTML Hex | ⚙️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2699\FE0F"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U00002699\U0000FE0F | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \u2699\uFE0F | |
| Perl | \x{2699}\x{FE0F} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{2699 FE0F} | |
| Punycode | xn--x7hy299e | |
| URL Escape Code | %E2%9A%99%EF%B8%8F | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | E2 9A 99 EF B8 8F |