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⚙️ Gear
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⚙️ Emoji meaning
You're my drive! Mechanics, technology, progress.
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⚙️ Meaning
Emoji symbolically shows that something should be fuelled or set in motion. Can also mean “You wheel me in my life!”
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Commonly confused with
Same Shape
Gear vs nut and bolt; both mechanical fastener components representing settings or engineering.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Gear” was approved as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015 and added to Emoji 1.0 .
In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
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+ cog + cogwheel
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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+ gear
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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+ tool
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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- gear
