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Left-pointing Magnifying Glass Emoji
๐ Copy & Code
Emoji
๐
With name
๐ Left-pointing Magnifying Glass
Shortcode
:mag:
Unicode
U+1F50D
HTML Dec
🔍
HTML Hex
🔍
CSS
\1F50D
C, C++ & Python
\U0001f50d
Java, JS & JSON
\uD83D\uDD0D
Perl
\x{1F50D}
PHP & Ruby
\u{1F50D}
URL Escape
%F0%9F%94%8D
๐ก What does ๐ mean?
Looking to express Light & Video visually? ๐ is the standard emoji for that. It lives in the Light & Video group within Objects and works seamlessly across every messaging app and social platform.
Fits naturally into WhatsApp messages, TikTok comments, and Slack reactions. One of those emojis that says a lot with a single tap.
First introduced in Unicode 0.6.
๐ฌ Chat Examples
Here's how the Left-pointing Magnifying Glass emoji ๐ is used in real conversations:
Looking for my keys ๐
Check your pockets ๐
They were in my hand ๐๐คฆ
๐ผ๏ธ Left-pointing Magnifying Glass on Different Platforms
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
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Your Browser
๐ Word Associations
The ๐ emoji is often associated with:
โจ๏ธ How to type ๐
Windows
Win + . โ search "left-pointing magnifying glass"
Mac
Cmd + Ctrl + Space
Linux
Ctrl + . (GNOME)
Mobile
Emoji keyboard ๐ค
Or simply copy from this page!
๐ฅ Related Emojis
๐ฆ Other light & video Emojis
๐ ๐ Left-pointing Magnifying Glass In Other Languages
Discover the name of the ๐ emoji in various languages:
Arabic
ุนุฏุณุฉ ู
ูุจุฑุฉ ุงุชุฌุงู ุงููุณุงุฑ
Chinese
ๅทฆๆ็ๆพๅคง้
Chinese (Traditional)
ๅๅทฆ็ๆพๅคง้ก
French
loupe orientรฉe ร gauche
German
Lupe nach links
Hindi
เคฌเคพเคเค เคเคฐ เคเฅเคเคพ เคเคตเคฐเฅเคงเค เคเคพเคเค
Italian
lente di ingrandimento rivolta a sinistra
Japanese
่ซ็ผ้กๅทฆ
Korean
์ผ์ชฝ์ผ๋ก ํฅํ ๋๋ณด๊ธฐ
Portuguese
lupa para a esquerda
Spanish
lupa orientada hacia la izquierda
Turkish
sola dรถnรผk bรผyรผteรง
Vietnamese
kรญnh phรณng ฤแบกi nghiรชng sang trรกi
Russian
ะปัะฟะฐ, ะฝะฐะบะปะพะฝะตะฝะฝะฐั ะฒะปะตะฒะพ
Thai
เนเธงเนเธเธเธขเธฒเธขเนเธญเธตเธขเธเธเนเธฒเธข
Source: Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)
โ FAQ
What does the Left-pointing Magnifying Glass emoji ๐ mean?
The Left-pointing Magnifying Glass emoji ๐ is part of the Objects category (light & video group). It was added in Unicode 0.6 and is available on all major platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows.
How do I copy the Left-pointing Magnifying Glass emoji?
Click the "Copy ๐" button at the top of this page, or click any copy button
next to the format you need (emoji, shortcode, HTML entity, or Unicode).
What is the shortcode for ๐?
The shortcode is
:mag:. You can use it on platforms
like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.