What does 💻 Laptop mean?
An open laptop computer. It covers work, study, coding, remote jobs and anything done on a computer. People attach it to “working from home”, “grinding on my thesis” or “just shipped a new feature” moments, and it is a staple in tech and freelancing posts. It can also suggest being stuck in front of a screen all day. For a bigger, fixed setup, 🖥️ shows a desktop monitor instead.
💻 Laptop is an emoji from the Objects category (computers & electronics), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about computer, office, pc and personal.
Example messages
💻 Laptop on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Laptop looks on each platform.
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Laptop emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Laptop 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 :computer:.
When was the Laptop emoji added?
💻 Laptop 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 Laptop. The underlying code (U+1F4BB) 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.