Linked paperclips emoji meaning

The linked paperclips emoji shows two or three silver paperclips connected to each other in a chain-like manner. This emoji represents the idea of connection or joining things together. It is often used to symbolize attachment, organization, or staying linked, whether in a physical or abstract sense. People might use it when talking about keeping things together or when referring to connections between ideas, topics, or even relationships. Its visual design reflects the everyday use of paperclips in organizing papers and documents, making it a universal symbol for linking and order.

The linked paperclips emoji was approved in Unicode 7.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052