©️Copyright symbol
©️

©️ Emoji meaning

Publication, distribution, copyright, ownership, notice.

©️ Meaning

Circle with a C in the middle. The C stands for copyright. The creator's rights of a work are protected by law. Only he or she can decide on publication, distribution or duplication.

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Commonly confused with

Color Variant

Copyright

Copyright vs registered trademark; both circle-letter legal symbols, specific meaning often ignored.

Emoji History

Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexicon

First included

The emoji “Copyright” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .

In the release of Emoji 14.0 and Unicode 14.0 in 2021 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ C

Keywords removed

- c

In the release of Emoji 12.0 and Unicode 12.0 in 2019 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ c

In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords added

+ copyright

In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.

Keywords changed

Keywords removed

- copyright

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