What does ๐ Paperclip mean?
A single bent-wire paperclip. It stands for attachments, as in emails and documents, and for clipping papers together. People use it to say โattachedโ, โfile belowโ or โsee attachmentโ. It also stirs nostalgia for Clippy, the cartoon paperclip assistant from older versions of Microsoft Office. For two clips linked together, there is ๐๏ธ.
๐ Paperclip is an emoji from the Objects category (office supplies), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Example messages
๐ Paperclip on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Paperclip looks on each platform.
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Paperclip emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Paperclip 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 :paperclip:.
When was the Paperclip emoji added?
๐ Paperclip 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 Paperclip. The underlying code (U+1F4CE) 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.