💍

💍 U+1F48D, 💍 RING ← 💌 [U+1F48C] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 💎 → [U+1F48E]

Translingual

Description

Depiction of a ring, usually with a gemstone like diamond at the top (but see usage notes).

Etymology

A black (colourless) pixelated ring was part of the first ever emoji set by the Japanese phone carrier SoftBank in November 1997. Later included in the emoji sets of au by KDDI and Docomo in 2002, American company Apple in 2008, and standardised in Unicode 6.0 in October 2010.

Symbol

💍

1. (Internet slang, metonymically, taken as a wedding ring) Engagement; marriage; proposal; wedding.
2. (Internet slang) Jewellery.

Usage notes

• The design and display of this symbol varies by platform and emoji set. Most designs, however, feature a diamond, 💎.