What does 🧦 Socks mean?
A pair of socks, often striped. It is used for cosy nights in, laundry jokes, mysteriously lost socks and novelty socks as gifts, especially around Christmas, when stockings hang by the fireplace. People also use it to describe fuzzy, comfortable vibes or to weigh in on the eternal socks-with-sandals debate.
🧦 Socks is an emoji from the Objects category (clothing & accessories), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.
Example messages
🧦 Socks on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Socks looks on each platform.
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Socks emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Socks 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 :socks:.
When was the Socks emoji added?
🧦 Socks was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. 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 Socks. The underlying code (U+1F9E6) 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.