What does ⚠️ mean?
Warning: caution, danger, an important note, or a spoiler alert.
Its official Unicode name is WARNING SIGN and its CLDR short name is "warning" (in Hungarian: "figyelmeztetés"). It belongs to the Symbols group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- caution
In Hungarian: figyelem
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ⚠️ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+26A0 U+FE0F. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
The trailing U+FE0F (emoji variation selector) asks the system to draw a colour emoji instead of a black-and-white text symbol. It is included when you copy it from here.
Technical details
- Official name
- WARNING SIGN
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- figyelmeztetés
- English name (CLDR)
- warning
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Symbols · warning
- Length
- 2 code points · 6 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :warning:
Related emojis
- Prohibited
- Children crossing
- No entry
- No bicycles
- No smoking
- No littering
- Non-potable water
- No pedestrians
Frequently asked questions
What does the ⚠️ emoji mean?
Warning: caution, danger, an important note, or a spoiler alert.
How do I type the ⚠️ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "caution".
When was the ⚠️ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.