What does 🪨 Rock mean?
A grey boulder or stone, added with Emoji 13.0 in 2020. It stands for things that are solid, heavy or unmovable, so people use it for being someone’s rock, staying strong, or being stubborn. It also covers geology, climbing and garden projects. Fans use it as a nod to the wrestler and actor known as The Rock, and “living under a rock” jokes are common too.
🪨 Rock is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about boulder, heavy, solid, stone and tough.
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🪨 Rock on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Rock looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Rock 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 :rock:.
When was the Rock emoji added?
🪨 Rock 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 Rock. The underlying code (U+1FAA8) 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.