What does 🔮 Crystal Ball mean?
A glowing crystal ball on a stand, the classic tool of fortune tellers. People use it for predictions, guesses and looking ahead – “I see a promotion in your future” – as well as for astrology, tarot, magic and witchy aesthetics. It can be playful, as in match predictions, or genuinely mystical, and it often turns up next to ✨ or 🌙.
🔮 Crystal Ball is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about fairy, fairytale, fantasy, fortune, future and magic.
Example messages
🔮 Crystal Ball on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Crystal Ball looks on each platform.
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Crystal Ball emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Crystal Ball 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 :crystal_ball:.
When was the Crystal Ball emoji added?
🔮 Crystal Ball 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 Crystal Ball. The underlying code (U+1F52E) 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.