πŸ”Ž

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πŸ”Ž︎ πŸ”Ž️
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RIGHT-POINTING MAGNIFYING GLASS
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Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🔏 β†’

Translingual

Description

A right-facing magnifying glass.

Symbol

πŸ”Ž

  1. Searching; inspecting; investigating.
  2. Detectives.
    • 2019 May 13, β€œBeauty queen detective πŸ”Žβ€, in BBC:
      [Title]
  3. (graphical user interface) An icon to search something.
    • 2024 December 18, Outlook.com:
      [πŸ”Ž appears to the left of the search box.]
  4. (graphical user interface) An icon to zoom in or enlarge content.[1]

Usage notes

Most operating systems near-universally use a left-facing magnifying glass (πŸ”) to indicate searching.

References

  1. ^ Robin Williams, Steve Cummings (1993) Jargon: An Informal Dictionary of Computer Terms, Peachpit Press, β†’ISBN, page 205: β€œYou might also have a magnifying glass tool, or a menu command for FatBits or a command to Enlarge.”

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