What does โ๏ธโ๐ฅ Broken Chain mean?
A chain snapping apart. It stands for freedom, liberation and breaking free from something: a toxic relationship, a bad habit, a restrictive job or generational patterns. People use it for milestones like quitting, leaving or overcoming. It arrived with Emoji 15.1, so older devices may show it as plain chains followed by a separate burst. It is the hopeful counterpart to โ๏ธ.
โ๏ธโ๐ฅ Broken Chain is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 15.1 in 2023. People use it in messages about break, breaking, cuffs and freedom.
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โ๏ธโ๐ฅ Broken Chain on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Broken Chain looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Broken Chain emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and โ๏ธโ๐ฅ 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 :broken_chain:.
When was the Broken Chain emoji added?
โ๏ธโ๐ฅ Broken Chain was added in Emoji 15.1, released in 2023. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does โ๏ธโ๐ฅ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Broken Chain. The underlying code (U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5) 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.