# ⛓️ Chains emoji

⛓️ Chains is an emoji in the tools set of Objects. It was added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. Related words: chain.

- Emoji: ⛓️
- Unicode name: chains
- Code points: U+26D3 U+FE0F
- Category: Objects, Tools
- Added: Emoji 0.7 (2014)
- GitHub shortcode: :chains:
- Keywords: chain, chains
- Page: https://emojichart.com/chains-emoji

## What it means

Chain links joined in a line suggest restraint, binding and strong connection. People use them for being tied down, captivity, strength and commitment, as well as literal chains and heavy-duty hardware.

## Emoji that include ⛓️

- ⛓️‍💥 [Broken chain](https://emojichart.com/broken-chain-emoji.md)

## How to type ⛓️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “chains”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “chains”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “chains”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “chains”.
- GitHub: Type :chains: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | cadenas | cadena, cadenas |
| Français (fr) | chaînes | chaîne, chaînes |
| Deutsch (de) | Ketten | Eisen, Kette, Ketten |
| Italiano (it) | catene | anelli di una catena, catena, catene, imprigionare, incatenare |
| Português (pt) | correntes | corrente, metal |
| Nederlands (nl) | kettingen | ketting, kettingen |
| Svenska (sv) | kedjor | kedja, kedjor |
| Polski (pl) | łańcuchy | łańcuch, łańcuchy, ogniwa |
| Türkçe (tr) | zincir | zincir |
| Русский (ru) | цепь | звено, звенья, цепи, цепочка, цепь |
| Українська (uk) | ланцюги | ланцюг, ланцюги |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αλυσίδες | αλυσίδα, αλυσίδες |
| العربية (ar) | سلاسل | جنزير, سلاسل, سلسلة |
| עברית (he) | שרשראות | שלשלאות, שרשראות, שרשרת |
| فارسی (fa) | غل و زنجیر | زنجیر, زنجیرها, غل, غل و زنجیر, قیدوبند |
| हिन्दी (hi) | ज़ंजीर | ज़ंजीर, शृंखला, सांकल |
| বাংলা (bn) | চেন | চেইন, চেন, শিকল, শৃঙ্খল |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | rantai | rantai |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | dây xích | dây xích, xích |
| ไทย (th) | โซ่ | โซ่ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 鎖 | くさり, チェーン, 鎖 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 쇠사슬 | 사슬, 쇠사슬, 체인 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 链条 | 铁链, 链, 链条, 锁链 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 鍊條 | 鍊子, 鍊條 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): kettings
- Akan (ak): nkyerewa
- Albanian (sq): zinxhirë
- Amharic (am): ሰንሰለቶች
- Armenian (hy): շղթաներ
- Assamese (as): শিকলি
- Azerbaijani (az): zəncirlər
- Bashkir (ba): сылбырҙар
- Basque (eu): kateak
- Belarusian (be): ланцугі
- Bosnian (bs): lanci
- Breton (br): chadennoù
- Bulgarian (bg): вериги
- Burmese (my): ချိန်းကြိုး
- Cantonese (yue): 鏈
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 链
- Catalan (ca): cadenes
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᎾᏓᏕᏒᏗ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 鍊
- Chuvash (cv): сӑнчӑр
- Croatian (hr): lanci
- Czech (cs): řetězy
- Danish (da): kæder
- Estonian (et): ahelad
- Faroese (fo): keta
- Filipino (fil): kadena
- Finnish (fi): ketjut
- Galician (gl): cadeas
- Georgian (ka): ჯაჭვი
- Gujarati (gu): સાંકળ
- Hausa (ha): sarƙoƙi
- Hungarian (hu): lánc
- Icelandic (is): keðja
- Igbo (ig): agbụ igwe gasị
- Irish (ga): slabhraí
- Javanese (jv): rante
- Kalaallisut (kl): kæder
- Kannada (kn): ಚೈನು‌ಗಳು
- Kazakh (kk): тізбек
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): تىزبەك
- Khmer (km): ច្រវាក់
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umunyururu
- Konkani (kok): साखळ्यो
- Kyrgyz (ky): чынжыр
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): taq ch’ich’
- Lao (lo): ໂສ້
- Latvian (lv): ķēdes
- Lithuanian (lt): grandinės
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): rjeśaze
- Luxembourgish (lb): Ketten
- Macedonian (mk): синџири
- Malay (ms): rantai
- Malayalam (ml): ചെയിൻ
- Maltese (mt): ktajjen
- Marathi (mr): चेन
- Mongolian (mn): гинж
- Māori (mi): ngā mekameka
- Nepali (ne): चेन
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Chen-dẹm
- Northern Sotho (nso): ditšhaene
- Norwegian (no): kjetting
- Odia (or): ଚେନ୍‌ଗୁଡ଼ିକ
- Oromo (om): cancala
- Pashto (ps): زنځيرونه
- Punjabi (pa): ਜ਼ੰਜੀਰ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): زنجیراں
- Quechua (qu): cadenakuna
- Romanian (ro): lanț
- Romansh (rm): chadainas
- Sardinian (sc): cadenas
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): sèineachan
- Serbian (sr): ланци
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): lanci
- Shan (shn): ၸိူၵ်ႈလဵၵ်း
- Sindhi (sd): زنجير
- Sinhala (si): දම්වැල්
- Slovak (sk): reťaz
- Slovenian (sl): verige
- Somali (so): silsilado
- Swahili (sw): minyororo
- Tajik (tg): занҷирҳо
- Tamil (ta): சங்கிலிகள்
- Telugu (te): గొలుసులు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰንሰለታት
- Tongan (to): sēini
- Tswana (tn): dikeetane
- Turkmen (tk): zynjyrlar
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): rjećazy
- Urdu (ur): زنجیریں
- Uyghur (ug): زەنجىرلەر
- Uzbek (uz): zanjirlar
- Welsh (cy): cadwyni
- Wolof (wo): ceen
- Xhosa (xh): amatsheyina
- Yoruba (yo): àwọn ṣe̩kẹ́ṣẹkẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àwɔn she̩kɛ́shɛkɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): amaketango

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+26D3 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `⛓️` |
| CSS | `\26D3\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{26D3}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\u26D3\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `E2 9B 93 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `26D3 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%E2%9B%93%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does the ⛓️ chains emoji mean?

Chain links joined in a line suggest restraint, binding and strong connection. People use them for being tied down, captivity, strength and commitment, as well as literal chains and heavy-duty hardware.

### How do I type the ⛓️ emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “chains”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :chains:.

### When was the ⛓️ emoji added?

⛓️ was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014.

### What is the Unicode code point for ⛓️?

U+26D3 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write ⛓️, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{26D3}\u{FE0F}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/chains-emoji