What does ๐ Globe with Meridians mean?
A globe drawn as a grid of longitude and latitude lines, usually blue and without any continents. Because it looks more like a diagram than a picture of Earth, it has become the symbol for the internet, websites and anything โworldwideโ. Many apps and sites use a similar icon for switching language or region. In chats it signals going online, international reach or a link to a web page.
๐ Globe with Meridians is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (maps & globes), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about earth, internet, web, world and worldwide.
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๐ Globe with Meridians on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Globe with Meridians looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Globe with Meridians emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :globe_with_meridians:.
When was the Globe with Meridians emoji added?
๐ Globe with Meridians was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Globe with Meridians. The underlying code (U+1F310) 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.