What does 🔫 mean?
Water pistol: most platforms have drawn it as a toy since 2016; older systems still show a real gun. Use with care.
Its official Unicode name is PISTOL and its CLDR short name is "water pistol" (in Hungarian: "vízipisztoly"). It belongs to the Activities 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).
- gun
- handgun
- pistol
- revolver
- tool
- water
- weapon
In Hungarian: fegyver, játékpisztoly, kézifegyver, pisztoly, revolver
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+1F52B. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- PISTOL
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- vízipisztoly
- English name (CLDR)
- water pistol
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Activities · game
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :gun:
Related emojis
- Bullseye
- Heart suit
- Yo-yo
- Kite
- Pool 8 ball
- Crystal ball
- Magic wand
- Video game
Frequently asked questions
What does the 🔫 emoji mean?
Water pistol: most platforms have drawn it as a toy since 2016; older systems still show a real gun. Use with care.
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 "gun".
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.