⚙️ is the gear: a grey cogwheel. It is the settings icon in almost every app, so it means settings, configuration, “under the hood” — and engineering, machinery and…
⚙️ is the gear: a grey cogwheel. It is the settings icon in almost every app, so it means settings, configuration, “under the hood” — and engineering, machinery and process: “gears turning 🧠⚙️”, “the machine is working”. Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015) with a variation selector. Tool set: 🔧 wrench, 🔩 nut and bolt, 🛠️ hammer and wrench; the machine 🤖 robot.
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