What does 🪝 Hook mean?
A metal hook. It stands for catching, hanging or snagging something. In music and writing, a hook is the catchy part that grabs attention, so people use 🪝 for earworms, gripping intros or marketing that pulls you in. Being “hooked” means addicted to a show or hobby. It also suits fishing, coat hooks and pirate jokes.
🪝 Hook is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about catch, crook, curve, ensnare, point and selling.
Example messages
🪝 Hook on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hook looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Hook 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 :hook:.
When was the Hook emoji added?
🪝 Hook was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 Hook. The underlying code (U+1FA9D) 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.