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'.

Pā i te 🔫 emoji i nia i te pae e tāpa i te hoê ta‘a‘a. E nehenehe e tāpa i te hoê i te mau papapū - i te mau parau, i te mau ‘i‘a ‘i te ‘i‘a, i te mau papai, aore ra i te mau ‘apiti e tauturu i te ‘e‘e.

Ua fa‘a‘ite te 🔫 pistol emoji i Emoji E0.6 e mea ‘e‘e i te mau papu‘a rahi e piri ai i te iOS, Android, Windows, e macOS.

Te 🔫 pistol emoji e ‘ā‘i i te ‘a‘a Activities, i te ‘a‘a iti 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.