Chains Emoji

Objects

Two interlocking metal links, typically depicted in silver or grey. It represents a physical connection or a point of restraint between two objects.

Usage Context

Used to represent being bound, locked down, or physically tethered. People often use it to talk about heavy metal music, industrial hardware, or metaphors regarding being held back. It is frequently seen alongside 🔒 to signify security or 🔗 to denote a web link or digital connection.

History

Chains were added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the Emoji 1.0 release. They were included to fill out the hardware category, reflecting the need for common physical objects in early mobile communication before the expansion of the emoji library.

Details

Glyph

⛓

Unicode

U+26D3

Shortcode

:emoji_u26d3:

HTML Entity

⛓

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory tool

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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