U+2694 · emoji since 2015
The crossed swords mean battle, conflict, and rivalry. They mark fights, competition, and a clash about to begin.
Online they hype gaming, debates, and any face-off, the icon for choose your side and let's go.
In texting, ⚔️ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and ⚔️ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Crossed Swords emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the crossed swords emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The ⚔️ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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