Magnifying glass tilted left Emoji
Objects
A handheld magnifying glass with its lens angled toward the left, featuring a black handle and a circular frame. It serves as a universal visual cue for investigating, searching, or looking closer at something.
Usage Context
This icon is the go-to choice for search bars on websites and mobile apps. Users send it when they are hunting for information, digging through facts, or playfully implying that they are 'investigating' a suspicious situation. It is frequently paired with 🕵️ when someone is playing detective or with 🔎 to emphasize the act of discovery.
History
The magnifying glass icon has been a staple of graphical user interfaces since the early days of personal computing, famously appearing in the original Macintosh OS and Windows 95 to represent file search functions. It was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to standardize the search button across global platforms.
Details
Glyph
🔍
Unicode
U+1F50D
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f50d:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory light & video
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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