The common, pre-2016 design for this emoji, a revolver, offered a reasonable take on the matter. That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun.

Attention technology lovers: you can finally enjoy your favorite emoji while swimming. Emoji pool floats have arrived to fill the hole in our hearts that appears whenever we have to put down our ...

When I searched the emoji for “swim,” the various pictures on offer all implied specific embodiment: a bikini, a Speedo, and a one-piece women’s swimsuit.