What does ✂️ Scissors mean?
A pair of scissors. It stands for cutting, crafts, haircuts, sewing and trimming. People use it for a new hairstyle, DIY projects, coupons or edits, and figuratively for cutting something out: cutting ties, cutting costs or cutting someone off. It also marks a cut line or something being shortened. For a haircut, 💇 or 💈 are close companions.
✂️ Scissors is an emoji from the Objects category (office supplies), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about cut, cutting, paper and tool.
Example messages
✂️ Scissors on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Scissors looks on each platform.
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Scissors emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Scissors 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 :scissors:.
When was the Scissors emoji added?
✂️ Scissors 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 Scissors. The underlying code (U+2702 U+FE0F) 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.