What does ☄️ Comet mean?
A comet with a fiery tail streaking across space. It stands for comets, astronomy and sky events, and figuratively for something rare, dramatic or very fast. People use it for once-in-a-lifetime moments or sudden arrivals, and in jokes about space rocks and the end of the dinosaurs. is a meteor, and 🌠 is the wishing star.
☄️ Comet is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (sky & weather), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
☄️ Comet on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Comet looks on each platform.
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Comet emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Comet 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 :comet:.
When was the Comet emoji added?
☄️ Comet was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Comet. The underlying code (U+2604 U+FE0F) 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.