Objects · Office supplies
✂️ Scissors
- Emoji
- ✂️
- Unicode
- U+2702
- Shortcode
- :scissors:
- HTML code
- ✂
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Objects
What does the ✂️ emoji mean?
The ✂️ emoji shows scissors. It's one of the object emojis (office supplies) and is used when talking about cut, cutting, paper and tool, or to illustrate a message about that object.
Keywords: cut, cutting, paper, tool.
How ✂️ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.
Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the “Your device” box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ✂️ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button 😀 and type “scissors” in “Search Emoji”. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search “scissors”. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type “scissors”. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search “scissors”. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :scissors: |
✂️ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | scissors |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+2702 |
| HTML decimal | ✂ |
| HTML hex | ✂ |
| CSS | \2702 |
| JavaScript | \u{2702} |
| Shortcode | :scissors: |
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What does the ✂️ emoji mean?
The ✂️ emoji shows scissors. It's one of the object emojis (office supplies) and is used when talking about cut, cutting, paper and tool, or to illustrate a message about that object.
How do I copy and paste the scissors emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching “scissors”.
When was the ✂️ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.