U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5
Broken Chain
About
Broken chain is a zero-width-joiner sequence combining โ chains and ๐ฅ collision. Part of the Objects group, tool subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 15.1, released in 2023.
Platform renderings
7 platforms shown using your device's own emoji font. Their artwork is proprietary and this site does not redistribute it.
Timeline
2016 โ 2026Showing 43 of 43 events through 2026
- 2016First render
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- 2022First render
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- 2023First render

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- 2023First render

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- 2023Unicode
Added in Emoji 15.1
Introduced in Emoji 15.1
- 2023First render

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- 2023Redesign

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- 2023Redesign
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- 2024First render

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- 2024First render

First appeared on Microsoft 3D Fluent
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- 2024First render

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Date it reached devices. AOSP source dropped 2024-09-03.
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Microsoft 3D Fluent Fluent 16.0
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First appeared on Noto Animated Emoji
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- 2026Redesign

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Encodings
- UTF-8
E2 9B 93 EF B8 8F E2 80 8D F0 9F 92 A5- UTF-8 escaped
\xE2\x9B\x93\xEF\xB8\x8F\xE2\x80\x8D\xF0\x9F\x92\xA5- UTF-16
26D3 FE0F 200D D83D DCA5- UTF-32
000026D3 0000FE0F 0000200D 0001F4A5- HTML decimal
⛓️‍💥- HTML hex
⛓️‍💥- CSS
\0026D3\00FE0F\00200D\01F4A5- JavaScript
\u{26D3}\u{FE0F}\u{200D}\u{1F4A5}- JS surrogateFor pre-ES2015 targets
\u26D3\uFE0F\u200D\uD83D\uDCA5- Python
\u26D3\uFE0F\u200D\U0001F4A5- URL encoded
%E2%9B%93%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%92%A5- Base64
4puT77iP4oCN8J+SpQ==
Unicode proposals
The document submitted to the Unicode Consortium that introduced this character.
Related
Frequently asked questions
- What does โ๏ธโ๐ฅ mean?
- Broken chain is a zero-width-joiner sequence combining โ chains and ๐ฅ collision. Part of the Objects group, tool subgroup. Approved as part of Emoji 15.1, released in 2023. It is commonly tagged broken chain, break, breaking, broken, chain and cuffs.
- What is the Unicode code point for โ๏ธโ๐ฅ?
- Broken chain is not a single character. It is written as U+26D3 U+FE0F U+200D U+1F4A5 โ a sequence of 4 code points that displays as one emoji.
- When was โ๏ธโ๐ฅ added to Unicode?
- โ๏ธโ๐ฅ was approved as part of Emoji 15.1 and released in 2023, under Unicode 15.1.
- Why does โ๏ธโ๐ฅ look different on my phone?
- Every platform draws its own artwork for the same code point, so โ๏ธโ๐ฅ changes depending on where you see it. This page compares 42 renderings, including Apple, Google, Samsung and Microsoft 3D Fluent.
- What is โ๏ธโ๐ฅ called in other languages?
- Unicode's CLDR publishes a name for it in 9 other languages, including ุณูุณูุฉ ู ูุณูุฑุฉ in Arabic, gebrochene Kette in German and cadena rota in Spanish.
- What category is โ๏ธโ๐ฅ in?
- โ๏ธโ๐ฅ belongs to Unicode's Objects group, in the tool subgroup.