ON carries its own exclamation mark plus a double-headed arrow above it, pointing both left and right at once, one of the more decorated glyphs in the set. It announces something newly active: a challenge accepted, a stream now live, a feature switched on, with the punctuation doing real work, this isn't just on, it's on.
What ๐ means
A show and thick horizontal black line equipped with the โฌ ๏ธ Left and โก๏ธ Right arrowheads on the respective sides shown with the letters 'O' and 'N' along with an exclamation (!) below the arrow.
The ๐ ON! Arrow emoji could suggest the initiation of something exciting, given the exclamation mark; like a match, an award show, or even a cut-throat championship/battle. This emoji may even symbolize a switch, indicating that the power is ON!
How and when to use it
- Based on the exclamatory 'ON' placed right at the midpoint of the โ๏ธ Left-Right Arrow, ๐ would signify equal competition, excitement, or even sportsmanship from 'both sides' or 'both 'ends'.
- Some instances for the previous point: "It's a full-fledged war between my procrastinating side and my diligent side! ๐" or "Both parties are up for it! ๐ It's only a matter of time before we witness the magic".
- If you're playfully texting someone to fight you or to 'bring it on', well, ๐ is your companion. For example, "This debate is SO ON ๐" or even, "How about you beat me in one single match? The battleship is ๐".
- While sharing a post or a repost of a program, podcast, or even the link to an article that's freshly live, drag the ๐ into the caption. Like, "Going live in 3, 2, 1 ๐" or "The podcast is just up, guys! ๐ Check it out!".
Other Names
- ๐ Switched On
- ๐ On Both Sides
- ๐ The Battle is On!
- ๐ Excitement
- ๐ Broadcast
- ๐ On!
- ๐ Going Live
- ๐ Live
- ๐ On Air
- ๐ Equally Excited/Up For it
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols โบ arrow
- Codepoints
U+1F51B- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:on::on_arrow:Discord- Keywords
- arrow, mark, ON!
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
โก Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first โ ๐ ON! Arrow or ๐ณ๐ซ Flag: Norfolk Island?