What does 🗡️ Dagger mean?
A short dagger or knife. It suggests danger, betrayal, combat and fantasy weapons. People use it for being stabbed in the back by a friend, for murder mystery and true crime talk, or for RPG and fantasy game gear. It can also mark a sharp, cutting remark that hit hard. It is more dramatic and story-like than 🔪, the kitchen knife.
🗡️ Dagger is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about knife and weapon.
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🗡️ Dagger on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Dagger looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Dagger 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 :dagger_knife:.
When was the Dagger emoji added?
🗡️ Dagger was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Dagger. The underlying code (U+1F5E1 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.