Emoji 0.6
copyright
Also known as C
The copyright symbol: a circled letter C, used to indicate that a work is protected by copyright.
Meaning
The copyright emoji represents the © symbol, which signals that a creative work is protected by copyright law. People use it when discussing intellectual property, crediting creators, or marking content as copyrighted. It is also used playfully to jokingly claim ownership of an idea, phrase, or creation.
Unicode name
The official Unicode meaning is the copyright sign, a circled C denoting copyright protection for a work.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple shows a simple circled C glyph in gray, styled like a plain text character with no colored background.
Google
Google Noto shows a plain circled C in dark gray on a transparent background, closely resembling the text symbol.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji depicts a circled C drawn in a blue-gray tone, with the letter C enclosed in a simple circle.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ©️ copyright belong to?
©️ copyright belongs to the symbols category, which contains 224 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ©️ copyright?
©️ copyright was added in Emoji 0.6. Its codepoint is U+00A9, made up of 1 code points.
