♻️ Meaning – Recycling Symbol

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This emoji depicts a black recycling symbol with three arrows cycling in the shape of an unconnected circle. This icon means recycling, reusing, earth appreciation, and environmental concerns. Recycle Emoji would mostly be used in texts regarding putting out the recyclables, or reminding someone to recycle. It would also be used in Earth Day texts or possibly when discussing an environmental concern.

The Recycling Symbol appeared in 2002, and now is mainly known as the Recycle Emoji.

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Recycle Emoji details

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Uncode codepoint: U+267B U+FE0F
Unicode name: Recycling Symbol
Category: Symbols / Other Symbols
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Windows Alt-code: n/a
Decimal HTML Entity: ♻️
Hex HTML Entity: ♻️
UTF-16 hex: 0x267B 0xFE0F
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_symbol
Version: Unicode 3.2
Year: 2002 (see all emoji of 2002)

🌐 Recycle Emoji translations

Language	CLDR Name	Keywords
Deutsch	Recycling-Symbol	Recycling
Français	symbole Recyclage	recyclage
Русский	утилизация	отходы, переработка, переработка отходов
Español	símbolo de reciclaje	reciclaje, reciclar, señal, símbolo universal de reciclaje sólido, universal
Italiano	simbolo del riciclaggio	raccolta differenziata, riciclaggio, riciclare, riciclo, simbolo
Português	símbolo de reciclagem	reciclagem
Polski	recykling	odpady, surowce wtórne

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How to type Recycling Symbol

There are number of methods to type Recycle Emoji. Easiest way is to copy & paste, but other methods, like windows alt-codes and HTML-entities (for web sites) are also popular enough.

You may use this Copy and Paste Emoji List to copy/type emoji one-by-one or this Online Emoji Keyboard to write all your message at one time and copy it when finished.

Copy and paste ♻️ emoji

It's very easy to get Recycling Symbol both on computer and mobile without any emoji keyboard installed. All you need is to select, copy and paste this symbol: . Select this like a regular text, and copy to the clipboard. After doing that, switch to another website or application and paste emoji using context menu or keyboard. Hint: use Ctrl/Cmd+C keys to copy, and Ctrl/Cmd+V to paste emoji.

Even if emoji symbol or smiley looks like a black square or question mark, it most probably will be converted into appropriate image by web site or application where you paste it.

To avoid misunderstandings, first carefully read ♻️ meaning and look at ♻️ pictures before sending it to somebody: some emoji don't mean what you think they mean ;-)

♻️ emoji Alt-codes for Windows

It's easy to type emoji or any other Unicode character with code value up to U+0ffff by it's alt-code in MS Windows. Here are instructions.

Press and hold Alt key on keyboard.

Hit the Plus (+) button on numeric keypad.

Type the hexadecimal Unicode value digit-by-digit

Now release the Alt key and you'll see your character.

Note 1. This method works only for unicode codepoints U+0ffff and bellow.

Note 2. If this trick does not work, you should check some settings in your Windows Registry. If you don't know what the Registry is, please don't try this! Run regedit.exe and navigate to the HKEY_Current_User/Control Panel/Input Method branch. Add EnableHexNumpad key with type of REG_SZ and set it to "1". You may need to log off and back on to enable this input type.