What does ©️ Copyright mean?
The copyright symbol, a C inside a circle, marking creative work as legally protected. People use it to claim ownership of photos, art and writing, often jokingly: “that phrase is mine ©️”. It also appears in footers, credits and memes about stolen jokes. Related symbols are ®️ for registered trademarks and ™️ for trademarks in general.
©️ Copyright is an emoji from the Symbols category (check marks & other symbols), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
©️ Copyright on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Copyright looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Copyright 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 :copyright:.
When was the Copyright emoji added?
©️ Copyright was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Copyright. The underlying code (U+00A9 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.