About
The Gear emoji (⚙️) is the go-to symbol for anything involving work behind the scenes, mechanical thinking, or the satisfying click of systems falling into place. People drop this when they're talking shop about technical stuff, showing off their problem-solving skills, or indicating that some serious mental machinery is at work.
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- Objects
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When to use ⚙️
- →Discussing technical work or engineering projects
- →Indicating you're working on something complex behind the scenes
- →Representing settings, configuration, or mechanical processes
- →Showing appreciation for detailed craftsmanship or precision
- →Talking about industrial work or mechanical hobbies
Keywords
gearcogcogwheeltoolobjects
Related Concepts
engineeringmechanicstechnicalsettingsconfigurationworkingindustrialmechanical thinkingproblem solvingbehind the scenes
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 2699
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 1
Did you know?
This emoji was part of the original Unicode 6.1 release in 2012, making it one of the foundational technical symbols that helped establish emoji as a legitimate communication tool beyond just faces and hearts.
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