Round Pushpin Emoji

What does the Round Pushpin emoji mean?

Represented by the character 📍, the Round Pushpin emoji is classified under Objects. It captures the idea of round pushpin in a single, cross-platform glyph that readers understand at a glance. Unicode maps this character to U+1F4CD and it first shipped in Emoji 1.0 (2015). The code point ensures the same underlying meaning even though visual art varies by vendor. People also use this object to imply action — building, fixing, reminding, or equipping — turning a noun into a visual verb that readers grasp immediately. On Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft and other vendors the artwork differs slightly — colour palette, shading, and line weight change — but the core concept of round pushpin stays identical, so the emoji remains universally readable. You can copy this emoji as the character itself (📍), as an HTML entity (📍), or as a shortcode (:round-pushpin:) for platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub.

This detailed meaning was written by the UseEmoji editorial team after reviewing Unicode CLDR data and real-world usage. For quick identification, think of this emoji as shorthand for round pushpin — it conveys that idea faster than words while keeping the message friendly and scannable.

How to use the Round Pushpin emoji

• In chat: Drop 📍 into a sentence where you would normally write “round pushpin” to add tone and visual interest.
• On social media: Pair 📍 with a keyword or hashtag to make captions more searchable and expressive.
• In documents and code: Use the HTML entity 📍 or shortcode :round-pushpin: when the raw character may be escaped or unsupported.

Technical details & cross-platform notes

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