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Electric Plug

An electric plug, as inserted into socket to power a device. Depicted as a black, two-pronged plug at various angles at the end of a cable. Prongs are silver or gold.

Commonly used for various literal and figurative content concerning electricity and power. May also be used for various slang senses of plug, e.g., a connection or hookup.

Apple and WhatsApp’s designs suggest a plug used in North America and Japan while other platforms, including Google and Samsung, suggest one used in Europe and many other parts of the world.

Electric Plug is goedgekeurd als onderdeel van Unicode 6.0 in 2010 onder de naam "Stekker" en toegevoegd aan Emoji 1.0 in 2015.