Gear With Handles Symbol
⛮ is the Gear with Handles symbol, often used to suggest mechanical work, tools, or hands-on engineering.
U+26EE
The symbol ⛮ is called “Gear with Handles” and belongs to the Miscellaneous category. It’s useful when you want a compact icon for gears, tools, or hands-on technical activity.
Gear With Handles Symbol Meaning
⛮ (Gear with Handles, Unicode U+26EE) depicts a gear combined with handle-like elements. In everyday design contexts, it commonly signals mechanical action, tools, maintenance, or engineering tasks—especially where “hands-on” work is implied rather than purely abstract settings. Because it’s a dedicated single Unicode symbol, it can work well as a lightweight alternative to custom icons in text documents, chat messages, captions, or UI labels. Use it to add a technical or workshop vibe to headings, feature lists, or instructions, while keeping typography simple and consistent.
Common uses
- •Labeling a maintenance or repair section in a checklist or document
- •Representing tools, machinery, or engineering themes in a sidebar or menu
- •Adding a technical icon to training materials or workshop agenda items
- •Marking “mechanical” or “equipment” topics in blog posts or notes
- •Using as a small status/category marker in project updates
Examples
⛮ Gear with Handles Symbol
- ⛮Tools & ⛮ maintenance
- ⛮Next: inspect the ⛮ gear assembly
- ⛮Workshop day includes ⛮ basics
- ⛮Tag for projects: ⛮ mechanics
- ⛮Checklist item: lubricate ⛮ components
Variations
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Technical codes
| Unicode | U+26EE | |
| HTML Entity | ⛮ | |
| HTML Code | ⛮ | |
| CSS | \26EE | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 9966 | |
| Decimal | 9966 |
How to type Gear With Handles Symbol (⛮)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 9966 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 26EE then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 26EE. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 26ee, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ⛮ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Gear With Handles symbol mean?
⛮ (Gear with Handles, Unicode U+26EE) depicts a gear combined with handle-like elements. In everyday design contexts, it commonly signals mechanical action, tools, maintenance, or engineering tasks—especially where “hands-on” work is implied rather than purely abstract settings. Because it’s a dedicated single Unicode symbol, it can work well as a lightweight alternative to custom icons in text documents, chat messages, captions, or UI labels. Use it to add a technical or workshop vibe to headings, feature lists, or instructions, while keeping typography simple and consistent.
What is the Unicode name of ⛮?
The Unicode name is “GEAR WITH HANDLES.”
What is the Unicode code point for ⛮?
Its code point is U+26EE.
How can I copy ⛮ into HTML?
Use the HTML entity: ⛮
How do I enter ⛮ in CSS or JavaScript?
CSS escape: \\26EE. JavaScript (Unicode escape): \\u{26EE}.