Symbols · Emoji 1.0
☮️Peace Symbol Emoji
Generally, when someone sends you the peace symbol, they're wishing you peace and harmony. It's a simple way to express a desire for calm and an end to negativity.
The peace symbol emoji (☮️) is a classic.
- Unicode
- U+262E U+FE0F
- Released
- 2015
- Shortcode
- :peace_
symbol: - Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the ☮️ Peace Symbol emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 4.
People also look for it as healing emoji.
02 — Platforms
Peace Symbol emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+262E — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your peace symbol looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Peace Symbol emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :peace_symbol:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the peace symbol, code point U+262E.
04 — How to type
How to type the ☮️ Peace Symbol emoji
No picker to hand? The peace symbol can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Peace Symbol emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Google
Twitter / X
Facebook
Microsoft
06 — Combinations
Peace Symbol emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around peace symbol for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with ☮️, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — Emoji Kitchen
Peace Symbol Emoji Kitchen stickers
Mixed with other emojis by Google's Kitchen — 503 stickers exist for the peace symbol, and 12 of them are below. Tap any to open it full size.
Mix it yourself →
08 — In conversation
What ☮️ means from a girl or a guy
Who sent the peace symbol and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.
09 — Around the world
What ☮️ means in other countries
A 1958 anti-nuclear design that became a global peace symbol, though it has picked up contested readings in some circles.
Standard shorthand for peace, protest, or 1960s counterculture nostalgia.
A fringe 1970s conspiracy claim labeled it an “inverted broken cross,” a belief that still lingers in some communities.
Strongly associated with anti-war protest, which can carry real political weight to display publicly.
Before you send it: Reads as generic goodwill in most casual chat; be aware of the political charge in anti-war-sensitive contexts.
10 — Apps
What ☮️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.
12 — History
Where the ☮️ Peace Symbol emoji came from
It arrived with the 1.0 release of the standard, which dates the peace symbol to 2015.
Peace Symbol was approved as U+262E U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 1.0 (2015). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ☮️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
13 — FAQ