gear

Purple pixelated gear icon with a gray center.
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What does the gear emoji mean?

A classic purple pixel gear ready to keep your server running smoothly.

This pixelated gear icon is a staple for technical, gaming, or utility-focused Discord servers. It represents mechanics, settings, or the 'behind-the-scenes' work that keeps a community functioning, often used to signal maintenance or technical discussions.

When to use it

  • Indicating that a server update is happening
  • Signaling technical issues during a gaming session
  • Representing settings or configuration in a channel
  • Showing mechanical progress in a build project

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How to add this emoji

Add to Discord
  1. Click Add to my server above and pick a Discord server you manage (CommunityOne must be installed).
  2. Or download the file: open Discord → Server Settings → Emoji → Upload Emoji.
  3. Give it a name and save. You need Manage Server (or Create Expressions) permission.
Add to Slack
  1. Download the gear image.
  2. Open the Slack emoji picker and click Add Emoji.
  3. Upload the file, name it, and save.
Add to Revolt/Stoat
  1. Download the gear image.
  2. Open Server Settings → Emojis in Revolt or Stoat.
  3. Upload the file and name your new emoji.
Add to Guilded
  1. Download the gear image.
  2. Go to Server Settings → Emotes in Guilded.
  3. Upload the file and give it a name.