The peace symbol emoji is the classic circle with a vertical spine and two downward arms, the poster child for pacifism and hippie vibes. On Apple devices, it shows up as a clean white peace sign sitting inside a glossy purple circular button with a soft gradient and crisp edges—very sticker-core. You’ll see it used to broadcast “good vibes only,” call for a truce, or sign off with a breezy “peace out.” It doubles as a chill pill in group chats when tension spikes, and pairs nicely with a dove, sparkles, or a purple heart for maximum serenity.
Meme-wise, it thrives in ironic contexts—after a chaotic rant: “anyway, world peace ☮️”—or as the classy exit after spilling tea. Fashion and music posts love it too: tie-dye fits, 70s throwbacks, Woodstock nostalgia, and lofi study stream thumbnails all wear this badge proudly. Quick PSA: this is not the ✌️ victory hand; that one is fingers-in-frame selfie energy, while ☮️ is the iconic symbol on posters and pins. Historically, the design traces back to the late-1950s nuclear disarmament movement in the U.K., later adopted by the flower-power era. In DMs it can be a soft boundary-setter—“no hard feelings, I’m logging off now ☮️”—or a way to defuse drama without a lecture. Drop it when you want calm, unity, or just that retro “make love, not war” aesthetic.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 612 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
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| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
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| Keywords |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 9 Code |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ☮ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 1 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ☮ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ☮ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ☮ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 262e |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+262E |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9774 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x98 0xAE |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 98 AE |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 230 256 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x262E |
| UTF-16 Hex | 262e |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9774 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0000262E |
| UTF-32 Hex | 262E |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9774 |
| Python Src | u"\u262E" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x98\xae" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u262E" |
| Emoji Code Version | iOS 10 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | ☮️ |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | ☮️ |
| Decimal HTML Entity | ☮ ️ |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | ☮ ️ |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 262e, fe0f |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+262E, U+FE0F |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 9774, 65039 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xE2 0x98 0xAE, 0xEF 0xB8 0x8F |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | E2 98 AE, EF B8 8F |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 342 230 256, 357 270 217 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x262E, 0xFE0F |
| UTF-16 Hex | 262e, fe0f |
| UTF-16 Dec | 9774, 65039 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0000262E 0x0000FE0F |
| UTF-32 Hex | 262E, FE0F |
| UTF-32 Dec | 9774, 65039 |
| Python Src | u"\u262E\uFE0F" |
| PHP Src | "\xe2\x98\xae\xef\xb8\x8f" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\u262E\uFE0F" |
