What does 🩹 Adhesive Bandage mean?
An adhesive bandage, the small strip stuck over cuts and scrapes. It stands for minor injuries, first aid and healing. People use it for physical bumps and also for emotional recovery, such as healing after a breakup. It also describes quick fixes that do not solve the real problem, as in a band-aid solution. It forms part of ❤️🩹, the mending heart.
🩹 Adhesive Bandage is an emoji from the Objects category (medical), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.
Example messages
🩹 Adhesive Bandage on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Adhesive Bandage looks on each platform.
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Adhesive Bandage emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Adhesive Bandage emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🩹 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :adhesive_bandage:.
When was the Adhesive Bandage emoji added?
🩹 Adhesive Bandage was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🩹 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Adhesive Bandage. The underlying code (U+1FA79) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.