What does ☯️ Yin Yang mean?
The yin and yang symbol: two swirling halves, one dark and one light, each holding a dot of the other. It comes from Chinese philosophy and Taoism and expresses the idea that opposites are connected and keep each other in balance. People use it for harmony, work-life balance, and couples or friends who are total opposites. It is also popular in martial arts and wellness posts.
☯️ Yin Yang is an emoji from the Symbols category (religious symbols), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about difficult, lives, religion, tao, taoist and total.
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☯️ Yin Yang on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Yin Yang looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Yin Yang 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 :yin_yang:.
When was the Yin Yang emoji added?
☯️ Yin Yang was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Yin Yang. The underlying code (U+262F 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.