What does 🪃 Boomerang mean?
A curved wooden boomerang, the throwing tool linked with Aboriginal Australian cultures and famous for flying back to the thrower. It stands for things coming back around: karma, a returning trend, an ex reappearing or a favor repaid. People also use it for Australia-related posts. It arrived with Emoji 13.0. Pair it with 🔄 when something keeps coming back.
🪃 Boomerang is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about rebound, repercussion and weapon.
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🪃 Boomerang on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Boomerang looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Boomerang 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 :boomerang:.
When was the Boomerang emoji added?
🪃 Boomerang was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 Boomerang. The underlying code (U+1FA83) 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.