What does 🕹️ Joystick mean?
An arcade-style joystick with a ball on top. It evokes old-school gaming – arcade cabinets, classic consoles and pixel-art games – and has a nostalgic, retro flavour. People use it for retro gaming nights, emulators and throwback posts, and occasionally for flight sims or for being in control of something. It feels more vintage than 🎮, which suits modern controllers.
🕹️ Joystick is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about game, video and videogame.
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🕹️ Joystick on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Joystick looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Joystick 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 :joystick:.
When was the Joystick emoji added?
🕹️ Joystick 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 Joystick. The underlying code (U+1F579 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.