Pistol Emoji

The 🔫 Pistol emoji represents a toy or water gun, used in a playful, non-threatening way to express mischief or make lighthearted 'threats'.

Kaomi wale nō i ka 🔫 emoji i luna e kāleka koke i kāu papa kākau. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻouka i kahi a pau - i nā leka, i ka pāpaho kaiāulu, i nā palapala, a i ʻole i kekahi polokalamu e kākoʻo i nā emoji.

Ua hoʻokumu ʻia ka 🔫 pistol emoji i Emoji E0.6 a i kēia manawa kākoʻo ʻia ma nā ʻōnaehana nui a pau me iOS, Android, Windows, a me macOS.

He mea o ka 🔫 pistol emoji i ka māhele Activities, a i loko o ke kānāwai liʻiliʻi Games.

The pistol emoji has the most dramatic platform difference in emoji history. Apple changed it from a realistic handgun to a green water gun in 2016. Other platforms followed, making it one of the few emojis redesigned for social reasons rather than aesthetic ones.

Originally depicted as a realistic handgun. In 2016, Apple controversially changed it to a water gun, and other platforms followed. This remains the most significant emoji redesign for social/political reasons.

The most dramatic platform difference in emoji history. Apple changed it from a realistic revolver to a green water gun in 2016. Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and others followed, making it the only emoji redesigned industry-wide for social reasons.

The water gun redesign sparked debate about whether tech companies should alter emoji meanings. Some argued it reduced communication clarity; others praised it for discouraging gun imagery in digital communication.