What 🖦 means
The desktop PC's two input devices drawn as one sign.
The keyboard enters text and commands, the mouse points and selects — together they stand for work at a computer. The shape comes from Webdings, the pictograph font Microsoft shipped with Windows: a 2012 Unicode/ISO status document lists it as Webdings character w-0193; it joined Unicode in 2014 beside separate keyboard, mouse and printer signs. As of 2026 it has no established slang or ritual reading — a literal PC symbol.
What does it mean in a message?
The sender is pointing at computer work or a desk setup.
There is no standard mood attached, so read it literally: someone typing, working at their computer, or discussing peripherals and IT problems. Many phones draw it as a hollow box or skip it, so the sender meant nothing fancier than their own desk. If the point matters, words beat this glyph.
Technical and literal — at home in setup notes, IT tickets and typing guides.
Do not send it for feeling; readers get hardware, or an empty box.
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3Why does 🖦 show as a box?
Your font cannot draw it. The character is still there — switch fonts or apps and it may appear; emoji fonts often skip this text symbol.
Is there a keyboard-and-mouse emoji?
No. It stays a text symbol; the closest emoji-ready glyphs are ⌨️ keyboard, 🖱️ mouse and 🖥️ desktop computer.
Does 🖦 mean anything rude or secret?
No — nothing rude or hidden; as of 2026 only the literal input-device meaning is documented.
How to type 🖦
🖦\1F5A6Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.