Objects · Emoji 15.1

Broken Chain emojiBroken Chain Emoji

⛓️‍💥 means breaking free. It’s a powerful image of a chain snapping, symbolizing liberation and escaping something that’s holding you back.

⛓️‍💥 means breaking free.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5
Released
2023
Shortcode
:broken_chain:
Skin tones
No

Added in Emoji 15.1. On phones older than iOS 17 / Android 14 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.

U+26D3 +3Twitter / X
Broken Chain emoji, Twitter / X design

01 — Meaning

What does the ⛓️‍💥 Broken Chain emoji mean?

In plain english
⛓️‍💥 means breaking free. It’s a powerful image of a chain snapping, symbolizing liberation and escaping something that’s holding you back. People use it when they’re talking about leaving a bad situation, a toxic relationship, or just wanting to feel lighter and more independent. You’ll often see it used when someone’s expressing excitement about a new beginning or celebrating a personal victory. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means “letting go” or “freedom.” People use it to show they're breaking free from something negative. It's often used to express excitement about a change. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you ⛓️‍💥, she’s usually expressing a desire to move on. It can mean she's tired of something—a guy, a job, or a situation—and wants to feel free from it. She’s likely feeling empowered and hopeful about the future. FAQ_GUY: A guy sending ⛓️‍💥 could mean he’s leaving a bad relationship behind. It can also represent him wanting to break free from expectations or a controlling situation. Sometimes, it’s just a general expression of wanting to be free-spirited. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Finally ⛓️‍💥,” “Let it go ⛓️‍💥,” “You got this ⛓️‍💥,” or “Freedom! ⛓️‍💥”. Adding a celebratory emoji like 🎉 or 🙌 would also work. EXAMPLES: Just got out ⛓️‍💥 Breaking free from drama ⛓️‍💥 New chapter starts ⛓️‍💥 You're my freedom ⛓️‍💥 Time to move on ⛓️‍💥 Finally, peace ⛓️‍💥 ⛓️‍💥 sits in object emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in black emojis, white emojis and dark emojis.
Where it comes from
⛓️‍💥 means breaking free. It’s a powerful image of a chain snapping, symbolizing liberation and escaping something that’s holding you back. People use it when they’re talking about leaving a bad situation, a toxic relationship, or just wanting to feel lighter and more independent. You’ll often see it used when someone’s expressing excitement about a new beginning or celebrating a personal victory. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means “letting go” or “freedom.” People use it to show they're breaking free from something negative. It's often used to express excitement about a change. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you ⛓️‍💥, she’s usually expressing a desire to move on. It can mean she's tired of something—a guy, a job, or a situation—and wants to feel free from it. She’s likely feeling empowered and hopeful about the future. FAQ_GUY: A guy sending ⛓️‍💥 could mean he’s leaving a bad relationship behind. It can also represent him wanting to break free from expectations or a controlling situation. Sometimes, it’s just a general expression of wanting to be free-spirited. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Finally ⛓️‍💥,” “Let it go ⛓️‍💥,” “You got this ⛓️‍💥,” or “Freedom! ⛓️‍💥”. Adding a celebratory emoji like 🎉 or 🙌 would also work. EXAMPLES: Just got out ⛓️‍💥 Breaking free from drama ⛓️‍💥 New chapter starts ⛓️‍💥 You're my freedom ⛓️‍💥 Time to move on ⛓️‍💥 Finally, peace ⛓️‍💥
Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 6 of them.

break emojibreaking emojibroken emojichain emojicuffs emojifreedom emoji

02 — Platforms

Broken Chain emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+26D3 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your broken chain looks like to the person on the other side.

Broken Chain emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Broken Chain emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Broken Chain emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Broken Chain emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Broken Chain emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :broken_chain:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+26D3.

04 — How to type

How to type the ⛓️‍💥 Broken Chain emoji

No picker to hand? The broken chain can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “broken chain”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “broken chain”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :broken_chain: and it converts to ⛓️‍💥 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use ⛓️‍💥, in CSS \26D3\FE0F\200D\1F4A5, in JavaScript \u{26D3}\u{FE0F}\u{200D}\u{1F4A5}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Broken Chain emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the broken chain as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 4 of them.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Broken Chain emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Broken Chain emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Broken Chain emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X PNG · 64px Download Broken Chain emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

06 — Combinations

Broken Chain emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around broken chain for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
Cool broken chain combos
Flex broken chain combos
Aesthetic broken chain combos
Cute broken chain combos
Dark broken chain combos
Party broken chain combos
Love broken chain combos
Mood broken chain combos
Unhinged broken chain combos
Soft broken chain combos
Late night broken chain combos
Summer broken chain combos
Gaming broken chain combos
Y2K broken chain combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — Apps

What ⛓️‍💥 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+26D3, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
⛓️‍💥 means breaking free. It’s a powerful image of a chain snapping, symbolizing liberation and escaping something that’s holding you back. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws ⛓️‍💥 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ⛓️‍💥 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :broken_chain:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ⛓️‍💥 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ⛓️‍💥 from the copy button above.

09 — Difference

⛓️‍💥 vs 💔 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

⛓️‍💥 Broken Chain

Unicode name: Broken Chain

Code: U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5 · added 2023

Shortcode: :broken_chain:

⛓️‍💥 means breaking free.

💔 Broken Heart

Unicode name: Broken Heart

Code: U+1F494 · added 2010

Shortcode: :broken_heart:

Generally, it means someone is feeling sad or heartbroken.

Open 💔 Broken Heart →

10 — History

Where the ⛓️‍💥 Broken Chain emoji came from

When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Broken Chain emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Broken Chain emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Broken Chain emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2023
Added to the standard

Broken Chain was approved as U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5 and shipped in Emoji 15.1 (2023). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 4 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ⛓️‍💥 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

11 — FAQ

Broken Chain emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the ⛓️‍💥 Broken Chain emoji mean?
⛓️‍💥 means breaking free. It’s a powerful image of a chain snapping, symbolizing liberation and escaping something that’s holding you back. People use it when they’re talking about leaving a bad situation, a toxic relationship, or just wanting to feel lighter and more independent. You’ll often see it used when someone’s expressing excitement about a new beginning or celebrating a personal victory. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means “letting go” or “freedom.” People use it to show they're breaking free from something negative. It's often used to express excitement about a change. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you ⛓️‍💥, she’s usually expressing a desire to move on. It can mean she's tired of something—a guy, a job, or a situation—and wants to feel free from it. She’s likely feeling empowered and hopeful about the future. FAQ_GUY: A guy sending ⛓️‍💥 could mean he’s leaving a bad relationship behind. It can also represent him wanting to break free from expectations or a controlling situation. Sometimes, it’s just a general expression of wanting to be free-spirited. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Finally ⛓️‍💥,” “Let it go ⛓️‍💥,” “You got this ⛓️‍💥,” or “Freedom! ⛓️‍💥”. Adding a celebratory emoji like 🎉 or 🙌 would also work. EXAMPLES: Just got out ⛓️‍💥 Breaking free from drama ⛓️‍💥 New chapter starts ⛓️‍💥 You're my freedom ⛓️‍💥 Time to move on ⛓️‍💥 Finally, peace ⛓️‍💥
What else is the ⛓️‍💥 emoji called?
Broken Chain is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “break emoji”, “breaking emoji”, “broken emoji”, “chain emoji”, “cuffs emoji”, “freedom emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5.
What is the Unicode code for ⛓️‍💥?
The Broken Chain emoji is U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5, added in Emoji 15.1 (2023). In HTML you can write it as ⛓️‍💥, and in CSS as \26D3\FE0F\200D\1F4A5.
How do I copy and paste the ⛓️‍💥 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — ⛓️‍💥 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :broken_chain: for Slack and Discord.
Does ⛓️‍💥 look the same on every phone?
No. Broken Chain is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+26D3. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.