Emoji 1
gear
Also known as cog, cogwheel, tool
A gray gear or cogwheel with teeth around the edge and a circular hole in the center.
Meaning
The gear emoji represents machinery, tools, settings, and mechanical processes. People use it for engineering, repairs, software settings, and discussions about how something works.
Unicode name
The Unicode name for U+2699 is GEAR, approved as an emoji representing a cogwheel or machine part.
Platform designs
Apple
Apple depicts a metallic gray gear with six rounded teeth and a circular hole in the center.
Google
Google Noto shows a flat gray cogwheel with six teeth and a round central opening.
Twitter
Twitter Twemoji renders a simple gray gear with six teeth and a circular center hole.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does ⚙️ gear belong to?
⚙️ gear belongs to the objects category, which contains 268 emojis.
Which Unicode version added ⚙️ gear?
⚙️ gear was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+2699, made up of 1 code points.
