Official Meaning & Overview
Tool for digging or moving earth, snow. Used for gardening, construction, or cleaning. Can imply hard work.
Official Unicode CLDR Name
Shovel
Shortcode
:shovel:Related Meanings & Search Keywords
Shoveldigginggardenfarmingworksoiltoolgardeningconstructiongroundbreakinghard workbury
Official Names in 9 Languages
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Unicode Codepoint Breakdown
Standard single-codepoint Unicode emoji character
U+1FA8FShovel
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⚙️Technical Info
Unicode
U+1FA8FHex Code
1FA8FShortcodes
:shovel:CLDRShovel
VersionEmoji 15.0
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:shovel:HTML Entity (Hex)
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\1FA8FJavaScript (ES6)
\u{1FA8F}UTF-16 / JSON
\uD83E\uDE8FURL Escape
%F0%9F%AA%8FQuick Reference FAQ
What does the Shovel emoji mean?
Tool for digging or moving earth, snow. Used for gardening, construction, or cleaning. Can imply hard work.
What is the Unicode and HTML entity for Shovel?
The Unicode codepoint for is U+1FA8F, its HTML hex entity is 🪏, and its shortcode is :shovel:. It is part of Emoji 15.0.
How do you say the Shovel emoji in other languages?
Official localized names include: 한국어 "삽", 日本語 "シャベル", 简体中文 "铲子", 繁體中文 "鏟子", Español "Pala".