What does ๐ Wireless mean?
Curved radio waves above a dot, the wireless symbol for Wi-Fi, hotspots and internet access. It answers questions like โis there Wi-Fi?โ and shows up in cafรฉ recommendations, travel plans and complaints about dropped connections. It was added in 2022, so older devices may not display it. It is clearer for networks than ๐ถ, which is mostly about mobile reception.
๐ Wireless is an emoji from the Symbols category (audio & video controls), added in Emoji 15.0 in 2022. People use it in messages about broadband, computer, connectivity, hotspot, internet and network.
Example messages
๐ Wireless on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Wireless looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Wireless 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 :wireless:.
When was the Wireless emoji added?
๐ Wireless was added in Emoji 15.0, released in 2022. 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 Wireless. The underlying code (U+1F6DC) 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.