What does 🪀 Yo-Yo mean?
A yo-yo spinning on its string. It is used for the classic toy and its tricks, and figuratively for anything that goes up and down: yo-yo dieting, mood swings, fluctuating prices or an on-again, off-again relationship. Some people send it when they keep changing their mind. It also brings a hint of childhood nostalgia and playful back-and-forth.
🪀 Yo-Yo is an emoji from the Activities category (games & toys), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about fluctuate and toy.
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🪀 Yo-Yo on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Yo-Yo looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Yo-Yo 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 :yo-yo:.
When was the Yo-Yo emoji added?
🪀 Yo-Yo was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Yo-Yo. The underlying code (U+1FA80) 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.