Chains Emoji ⛓️

What ⛓️ means

Two lengths of chain sit side by side, one shown from the side and the other head-on. Both chains have a series of metal in-links similar to the 🔗 Link.

The ⛓️ Chains emoji represents a metal chain (or two). Signifying metal fashion, fastening, bondage (both, implicitly and explicitly) and keeping something in place, this emoji could also serve as a symbol of restriction.

How and when to use it

• If you're posting an empowering caption or even inspiring context of 'breaking free', ⛓️ could be your buddy. For example, "You can chain my body, but darling. You cannot chain my mind, even if you tried ⛓️".
• Speaking of chaining one's body, ⛓️ is one of the apt emojis in contexts of bondage and restriction. Like, "The truth will set you free ⛓️" (see, not everything needs to be about sex :)).
• You could also use ⛓️ while referring to something wild, untamed, and ferocious (not what you're thinking, ugh). Like, "Geez. That was SO off the chain! ⛓️" or "If anything, I wish to always be off the chain ⛓️".
• Use ⛓️ to refer to a chain reaction or, in other words, a "chain of events"! - this could be your perfect gossip partner (if you're into gossip, ofc). For instance, "The news went off to be a chain reaction instead of just a CHAIN ⛓️ How sucky is that??".
• Similar to the understanding of a 'chain reaction', ⛓️ could also signify multiplication; given the repetition of design and style - "Can you calm?? How is there no fun when the fun itself is being multiplied?? ⛓️".

Other Names

• ⛓️ Chains
• ⛓️ A Pair of Metal Chains
• ⛓️ Linked Chains
• ⛓️ Shackles
• ⛓️ Bonds
• ⛓️ Bondage
• ⛓️ Irons
• ⛓️ Manacles
• ⛓️ Leg Irons

The lowdown

Category

Objects › tool

Codepoints

U+26D3 U+FE0F

Emoji version

Emoji 0.7

Shortcodes

:chains: GitHub

Keywords

chain, chains

How it looks across platforms

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