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♊ Gemini emoji

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The Gemini emoji ♊ depicts the sign of Gemini, a constellation and one of the twelve zodiac signs in astrology. It is commonly used to represent Gemini, people whose zodiac sign is Gemini, and astrology in general. According to astrology, people who were born between May 21 and June 20 have Gemini as their sign. For this reason, you are more likely to see the Gemini emoji ♊ used during this time as people celebrate their birthdays. 

Gemini is also commonly known as The Twins (Gemini is the Latin word for twins) and the Gemini emoji ♊ usually depicts the symbol of Gemini, which is the Roman numeral II referring to two people (who are twins).

A Gemini tends to have a dual nature. Does your Gemini friend revel in curiosity … or indecision? Learn more words for Geminis here.

Related words

👬 Two Men Holding Hands emoji, ♀️ Female Sign emoji, ♂️ Male Sign emoji

Where does ♊ Gemini emoji come from?

The Gemini emoji ♊ was approved under Unicode 1.1 in 1993. On most major platforms, the emoji resembles the symbol of Gemini (a glyph that resembles the Roman numeral II) colored white imposed on a geometric shape. On Apple, Samsung, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook, the Gemini symbol is on a purple square with rounded corners. On Microsoft, the purple square has sharp corners and is surrounded by a black outline. On Google, the Gemini symbol is instead on an orange circle. 

On Twitter, many people put the emoji representing their star sign next to their usernames in order to identify themselves. As is the case with all of the other zodiac signs, this is also true for the Gemini emoji ♊.  

When the Gemini emoji ♊ is used, it is often accompanied by the word Gemini itself. This is likely done to help identify what the symbol means, as it may not be familiar even to fans of astrology. Gemini is commonly known as The Twins, and so the Gemini emoji ♊ is sometimes used with the Two Men Holding Hands emoji 👬 and Two Women Holding Hands emoji 👭 (which are used to represent twin siblings).  

If you are a Gemini, you can check out the words that every Gemini should know so you can use the Gemini emoji ♊ to let everyone know how great it is to be a Gemini!

Examples of ♊ Gemini emoji

Me and Kanye have the same birthday. 😂♊♊♊
@gypsyashes, June 8, 2015
Today is the last day of Gemini season..... Until next year my friends. ♊️💜♊️
@KelsieBales, June 21, 2018

Who uses ♊ Gemini emoji?

The Gemini emoji ♊ is used by people with an interest in astrology. It is especially likely to be used by people whose star sign is Gemini or people who are supposedly romantically compatible with them.

 

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