The dashing away emoji is the classic comic-book whoosh: a fluffy puff of air that screams “I’m out!” before your text bubble even finishes sending. On Apple/iOS, it’s a soft blue‑white swirl of little cloud puffs with curvy motion lines, angled like it just zipped off-screen at cartoon speed—light, breezy, and instantly recognizable from manga-style speed effects. It visually reads as a gust of wind or the poofy smoke left behind when someone bolts, Road Runner–style.
People drop this when they’re running late, Irish-exiting a party, or dramatically peacing out of a chaotic group chat. Paired with 🏃 it becomes the universal sprint meme, and with 🍑 it flips straight into fart-joke territory (sorry, but also you’re welcome). It also moonlights in vape/weed culture combos—think 🚬💨 or 🍃💨—to suggest smoke clouds without spelling it out. Sarcastically, it’s great for “me leaving the convo,” “my motivation,” or “my paycheck disappearing,” and it’s perfect for a quick “yeet, I’m gone” vibe. Bonus points for anime fans who use it to channel a Naruto run or an off-screen dash mid-plot twist.
Definition
Dash Symbol, Running Dash .. the cloud of dust left behind.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
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ASCII Conversion
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:dash:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Dash Symbol
Running Dash
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
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Names & Annotations
DASH SYMBOL = running dash Temporary Notes: Dash (running dash … the cloud of dust left behind)
