What does 🧷 Safety Pin mean?
A safety pin. It stands for quick fixes, sewing emergencies, diapers and holding things together. People use it for wardrobe malfunctions, DIY outfit repairs and baby care. It is also linked to punk style, where safety pins are worn as decoration, and in some movements it has been pinned on clothing as a sign of solidarity and of being a safe person to approach.
🧷 Safety Pin is an emoji from the Objects category (household items), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about diaper, punk and rock.
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🧷 Safety Pin on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Safety Pin looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Safety Pin 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 :safety_pin:.
When was the Safety Pin emoji added?
🧷 Safety Pin was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. 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 Safety Pin. The underlying code (U+1F9F7) 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.