What does ๐ Magnifying Glass Tilted Left mean?
A magnifying glass tilted to the left. It is the universal symbol for search, so people use it to say โlooking forโ, to zoom in on a detail or to investigate something suspicious. Detective jokes, โsearching for my motivationโ posts and job hunts all fit. It is practically the same as ๐, which simply leans the other way, and either one can mean taking a closer look.
๐ Magnifying Glass Tilted Left is an emoji from the Objects category (cameras, film & lights), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about lab, left-pointing, science, search and tool.
Example messages
๐ Magnifying Glass Tilted Left on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Magnifying Glass Tilted Left looks on each platform.
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Magnifying Glass Tilted Left emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Magnifying Glass Tilted Left 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 :mag:.
When was the Magnifying Glass Tilted Left emoji added?
๐ Magnifying Glass Tilted Left was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Magnifying Glass Tilted Left. The underlying code (U+1F50D) 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.