Gear emoji meaning

The gear emoji looks like a gray cogwheel, which is a circular object with teeth along its edge. It is often used to represent tools, machinery, or settings. This emoji is a symbol of engineering, mechanical processes, and adjustments. It is commonly associated with fixing, repairing, or modifying something. In digital contexts, it can also represent the technical side of things, such as configuring or changing settings. People use this emoji when discussing technology, problem-solving, or anything that involves making things work smoothly or efficiently.

The gear emoji is also known as Cog Emoji.

The gear emoji was approved in Unicode 4.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/13207