What does ๐ Bell mean?
A golden bell. It is used for notifications, reminders and alerts โ โhit the bellโ for videos and streams. It also covers school bells, church bells, doorbells and Christmas jingle bells. People send it to nudge someone about a deadline or to make an announcement, and a pair of bells gives a message a festive, ringing feel.
๐ Bell is an emoji from the Objects category (sound & speakers), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about break, church and sound.
Example messages
๐ Bell on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Bell looks on each platform.
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Bell emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Bell emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :bell:.
When was the Bell emoji added?
๐ Bell was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Bell. The underlying code (U+1F514) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.