🖤

black heart

Unicode: 1F5A4

Description

A grayscale or monochrome computer mouse, often depicted with a clickable scroll wheel and buttons.

Group:

Smileys & Emotion > heart

Status:

fully-qualified

Emotion:

Neutral, technical, functional.

Backstory

This emoji (COMPUTER MOUSE) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010) as part of a set of computer-related symbols, reflecting the pervasive use of personal computers and their peripherals.

Usage Examples

  • Referring to computer hardware: 'My new gaming setup needs a better mouse 🖱️.'
  • Instructions related to computer usage: 'Click the button with your mouse 🖱️.'
  • Discussing peripherals: 'What kind of mouse 🖱️ do you use for work?'
  • In a tech-related context: 'He's an expert at using a mouse 🖱️ for design software.'

Cultural Differences

Western culture:

Commonly understood as a standard computer input device.

East Asian culture:

Same as Western culture, a common computer input device.