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🔫 Pistol Emoji — Meaning & Usage
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Description
Rendered as a water gun or toy pistol (previously a realistic handgun, changed for safety). Represents water fights, toys, and playful shooting.
When to Use
Use for water fights, toy guns, summer fun, or playful action.
Example Usage
- “Water fight 🔫”
- “Summer fun 🔫”
- “Pew pew 🔫”
Popular Combinations
🔫💦
Water fight
🔫☀️
Summer water games
🔫🎯
Target practice
How Pistol looks across platforms
Open-source emoji designs. Each project maintains its own visual style — colors, shapes, and details may differ from what you see on your device.
Did You Know?
Apple changed the 🔫 gun emoji from a realistic revolver to a green water gun in iOS 10 (2016). Every other major vendor eventually followed.
Related Emojis
Platform Comparison
This emoji may look different depending on your device:
Apple
Apple replaced the realistic revolver with a green water gun in iOS 10 (2016), becoming the first major vendor to make the switch.
GoogleSamsungMicrosoftTwitter
Other vendors followed Apple's lead over the next two years. Samsung was the last major vendor to adopt the water gun design in 2018.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 🔫 mean in a text message?▼
Rendered as a water gun or toy pistol (previously a realistic handgun, changed for safety). Represents water fights, toys, and playful shooting. Use for water fights, toy guns, summer fun, or playful action. The tone can shift depending on context — a message to a friend reads differently than one to a coworker.
Where can I use 🔫?▼
You can use the Pistol emoji in any app or platform that supports Unicode emoji — including iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and email. It also works in documents, spreadsheets, and most modern software.
How is 🔫 encoded in Unicode?▼
The Pistol emoji is encoded as U+1f52b in the Unicode Standard. In HTML, you can use 🔫 and in CSS content: "\1f52b". This standardized encoding ensures it works consistently across the web.
What is the shortcode for 🔫?▼
On platforms like Slack and Discord, you can type `:gun:` to insert the Pistol emoji. On GitHub, the same shortcodes work in issues and comments.
Unicode
U+1f52b
Category
Activities
Added
Unicode 1.0
Shortcodes
:gun:Keywords
gunviolenceweaponrevolver
When to Use 🔫 Pistol
Use for water fights, toy guns, summer fun, or playful action.
- •Send 🔫 when you want to express or reference "pistol" in a message — it instantly conveys the meaning without extra words
- •Use 🔫 in conversations about gun or violence to add visual emphasis and make your point clearer
- •React with 🔫 Pistol on social media posts, stories, or comments related to pistol
- •Combine 🔫 with related emoji in captions or bios — works well when talking about gun, violence, weapon
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Open your system emoji picker to type any emoji directly:
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Windows
Win + .🍎
Mac
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