adhesive bandage
adhesive bandage meaning
A sticking plaster, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for minor injuries and patching things up. Figuratively — and very commonly — it means a temporary fix: a plaster on a problem that needs surgery.
Meaning
A sticking plaster, added in Emoji 13.0. It stands for minor injuries and patching things up. Figuratively — and very commonly — it means a temporary fix: a plaster on a problem that needs surgery. That metaphor is one of the most useful in the language for describing an inadequate solution that everybody can see is inadequate.
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How to use it
- A plaster on a problem that needs surgery 🩹
- Patched up and back out 🩹
- Temporary fix, and everyone knows it 🩹
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | plakpleister |
| አማርኛ | ፋሻ ማጣበቂያ |
| العربية | ضمادة لاصقة |
| অসমীয়া | আঠালো বেণ্ডেজ |
| azərbaycan | yapışan bandaj |
| башҡорт | йәбештереү бинты |
| беларуская | пластыр |
| български | лепенка за рани |
| বাংলা | আঠালো ব্যান্ডেজ |
| bosanski | ljepljivi flaster |
| català | tireta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏓᎦᏣᎦᎵ ᎠᎦᏍᏢᏅᎢ |
| čeština | náplast |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пластырь |
| Cymraeg | bandej glynu |
| Deutsch | Heftpflaster |
| dolnoserbšćina | pśilipny flastaŕ |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοκόλλητο χανζαπλάστ |
| English | adhesive bandage |
| español | tirita |
| eesti | plaaster |
| euskara | lotura itsaskorra |
| فارسی | چسب زخم |
| suomi | laastari |
| Filipino | adhesive na bandaid |
| føroyskt | heftiplástur |
| français | sparadrap |
| Gaeilge | bindealán greamaitheach |
| Gàidhlig | bann-araid |
| galego | apósito |
| ગુજરાતી | એડહેસિવ બેન્ડેજ |
| Hausa | bandeji na liƙawa |
| עברית | פלסטר |
| हिन्दी | चिपकाने वाली पट्टी |
| hrvatski | flaster |
| hornjoserbšćina | plester |
| magyar | ragtapasz |
| հայերեն | սպեղանի |
| Indonesia | plester luka |
| íslenska | plástur |
| italiano | cerotto |
| 日本語 | 絆創膏 |
| Jawa | plester |
| ქართული | პლასტირი |
| қазақ тілі | жабысқақ пластырь |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ەمدەۋ |
| ខ្មែរ | បង់ស្អិត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಂಟಿಸುವ ಬ್ಯಾಂಡೇಜ್ |
| 한국어 | 반창고 |
| कोंकणी | चिकट बँडेज |
| кыргызча | чаптама бинт |
| ລາວ | ຜ້າພັນບາດແຜ |
| lietuvių | pleistras |
| latviešu | plāksteris |
| македонски | леплив фластер |
| മലയാളം | ഒട്ടിക്കുന്ന ബാൻഡേജ് |
| монгол | хурууны наалт |
| मराठी | चिकट बँडेज |
| Melayu | pembalut adhesif |
| မြန်မာ | ဆေးပလပ်စတာ |
| नेपाली | टाँस्सिने ब्यान्डेज |
| Nederlands | pleister |
| norsk | plaster |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅଠା ଦିଆ ବ୍ୟାଣ୍ଡେଜ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਚਿਪਕਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਪੱਟੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Plásta |
| polski | plaster |
| پښتو | نښلېدونکې پټۍ |
| português | atadura adesiva |
| rumantsch | plaster |
| română | leucoplast |
| русский | пластырь |
| سنڌي | چمبڙندڙ پٽي |
| တႆး | ပလၢတ်ႇသတႃႇႁွႆးၸဵပ်း |
| සිංහල | ඇලෙන වෙළුම් පටිය |
| slovenčina | náplasť |
| slovenščina | samolepilni obliž |
| Soomaali | balastar jilicsan |
| shqip | fashë ngjitëse |
| српски | фластер |
| srpski | flaster |
| svenska | plåster |
| Kiswahili | bendeji inayonata |
| தமிழ் | ஒட்டக்கூடிய பேண்டேஜ் |
| తెలుగు | అంటుకునే బ్యాండ్ |
| ไทย | พลาสเตอร์ปิดแผล |
| ትግርኛ | ተጣባቒ ፋስ ምግባር |
| türkmen dili | ýelmeşiji plastyr |
| lea fakatonga | haʻihaʻi fakapipiki |
| Türkçe | yara bandı |
| українська | пластир |
| اردو | چپکنے والی پٹی |
| o‘zbek | plastir |
| Tiếng Việt | băng dính |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bándeèjì |
| 粵語 | 膠布 |
| 粤语 | 胶布 |
| 中文 | 创可贴 |
| 繁體中文 | OK 繃 |
| isiZulu | ibhandishi yokubopha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA79
- Emoji version
- 12
- Shortcodes
- :adhesive_bandage: :bandaid:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the adhesive bandage emoji (🩹) mean?
- A sticking plaster, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for minor injuries and patching things up. Figuratively — and very commonly — it means a temporary fix: a plaster on a problem that needs surgery.
- How do you type the adhesive bandage emoji?
- Copy the adhesive bandage emoji 🩹 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the adhesive bandage emoji in?
- The adhesive bandage emoji belongs to the Objects category.