Gear Settings symbol
Type :gear_settings: · Tech & keys
Unicode name Gear · Miscellaneous Symbols block · added in Unicode 4.1, 2005
What ⚙ is for
The gear, the universal settings icon rendered as a character. Useful in documentation for pointing at a literal settings control without a screenshot.
How to type ⚙
The shortcuts below are the built-in routes. With
Emoji Anywhere
installed you can skip all of them and type
:gear_settings: in any text field instead, which
is the same on every platform.
macOS
No direct shortcut. Use Edit → Emoji & Symbols, or switch to the Unicode Hex
Input source and type 2699 with Option
held.
Windows
No Alt code. In Word, type 2699 then press Alt +
X. Elsewhere use the emoji panel with Win + Period, or Character Map.
Shortcodes
:gear_settings: On the web
HTML ⚙
Unicode U+2699
JavaScript '\u{2699}'
CSS "\2699"
Python '\u2699'
URL %E2%9A%99
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