rock
About this emoji
The rock emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (place-building) since Unicode 13.0. It is associated with: boulder, heavy, rock, solid.
The rock emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the place-building subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 13.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🪨 rock emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with boulder, heavy, rock, solid.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🪨 |
| Name | rock |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | place-building |
| Unicode version | 13.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1FAA8 |
| Shortcode alias | :rock: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :rock: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “rock” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.