♾️ Infinity

The ♾️ Infinity emoji belongs to the maths symbols, filed by Unicode under Symbols. It usually appears in messages about forever, unbounded and universal.

♾️ fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Maths and Numbers. It joined the standard with Emoji 11.0 in 2018, so support on current devices is reliable. Its code point is U+267E.

• ♾️ works as a one-character reply when forever is the subject.
• Fits messages about forever, unbounded and universal.
• Often seen near 🟰 Heavy Equals Sign, ➗ Divide and ➖ Minus.

The infinity sign was introduced in 1655 by the mathematician John Wallis. Since the 2010s it has additionally served as the symbol of the neurodiversity movement: a rainbow infinity sign stands for autism there – explicitly as a counter to the puzzle piece, which many autistic people reject as patronising.

Easy to mix up with 🟰 Heavy Equals Sign, ➗ Divide or ➖ Minus. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.