♻️ Recycling symbol
♻️ Emoji meaning
Recycling, reduce, reuse, going green, sustainability, eco-friendly.
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♻️ Meaning
Green recycling symbol consisting of three counterclockwise arrows. Indicates that something can be reused. Can often be found on packages.
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Commonly confused with
Direction Variant
Recycling symbol vs anticlockwise arrows; both circular arrows for repeat, refresh, or recycling.
Same Shape
Put litter in bin vs recycling; both used in eco/environmental contexts, bins and arrows can be conflated.
Cancer vs recycling symbol; both circular arrows/shapes, can resemble each other in tiny size.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Recycling symbol” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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