brick
brick meaning
A red brick, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for building, construction and the fundamental unit of it — brick by brick, which is one of the most-used metaphors for doing something slowly and properly. It appears in construction contexts and in posts about steady, unglamorous progress.
Meaning
A red brick, added in Emoji 13.0. It stands for building, construction and the fundamental unit of it — brick by brick, which is one of the most-used metaphors for doing something slowly and properly. It appears in construction contexts and in posts about steady, unglamorous progress. It is the emoji of work that will not be finished today and will be finished eventually.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Brick
How to use it
- Brick by brick, and it will get done 🧱
- Another wall, another thousand bricks 🧱
- Building it properly, slowly 🧱
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | baksteenmuur |
| አማርኛ | ሸክላ |
| العربية | طوبة |
| অসমীয়া | ইটা |
| azərbaycan | kərpic |
| башҡорт | кирбестәр |
| беларуская | цагліна |
| български | тухла |
| বাংলা | ইট |
| bosanski | cigla |
| català | totxo |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏅᏯᎠᏛᏓᏔᏅᎯ |
| čeština | cihly |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кирпӗч |
| Cymraeg | bricsen |
| Deutsch | Ziegelstein |
| dolnoserbšćina | cygel |
| Ελληνικά | τούβλο |
| English | brick |
| español | ladrillo |
| eesti | telliskivi |
| euskara | adreilu |
| فارسی | دیوار آجری |
| suomi | tiili |
| Filipino | brick |
| føroyskt | múrsteinur |
| français | brique |
| Gaeilge | bríce |
| Gàidhlig | breige |
| galego | ladrillo |
| ગુજરાતી | ઈંટ |
| Hausa | bulo |
| עברית | לבנה |
| हिन्दी | ईंट |
| hrvatski | cigle |
| hornjoserbšćina | cyhel |
| magyar | tégla |
| հայերեն | աղյուս |
| Indonesia | batu bata |
| íslenska | múrsteinn |
| italiano | mattoni |
| 日本語 | れんが |
| Jawa | bata |
| ქართული | აგური |
| қазақ тілі | кірпіш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كىرپىش |
| ខ្មែរ | ដុំឥដ្ឋ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ |
| 한국어 | 벽돌 |
| कोंकणी | चिरो |
| кыргызча | кирпич |
| ລາວ | ກ້ອນດິນຈີ່ |
| lietuvių | plyta |
| latviešu | ķieģelis |
| македонски | тула |
| മലയാളം | ചുടുകട്ട |
| монгол | тоосго |
| मराठी | वीट |
| Melayu | bata |
| မြန်မာ | အုတ် |
| नेपाली | ईँटा |
| Nederlands | baksteen |
| norsk | murstein |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଇଟା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਇੱਟ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Brík |
| polski | cegła |
| پښتو | خښته |
| português | tijolo |
| rumantsch | mir da quadrels |
| română | cărămidă |
| русский | кирпичи |
| سنڌي | سر |
| တႆး | မၢၵ်ႇဢုတ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | ගඩොල් |
| slovenčina | tehla |
| slovenščina | opeka |
| Soomaali | bulukeeti |
| shqip | tullë |
| српски | цигла |
| srpski | cigla |
| svenska | tegelsten |
| Kiswahili | tofali |
| தமிழ் | செங்கல் |
| తెలుగు | ఇటుక |
| ไทย | ก้อนอิฐ |
| ትግርኛ | ሕጡብ |
| türkmen dili | kerpiç |
| lea fakatonga | piliki |
| Türkçe | tuğla |
| українська | цегла |
| اردو | اینٹ |
| o‘zbek | g‘ishtin |
| Tiếng Việt | gạch |
| Èdè Yorùbá | bíríkì |
| 粵語 | 磚 |
| 粤语 | 砖 |
| 中文 | 砖 |
| 繁體中文 | 磚塊 |
| isiZulu | isitini |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9F1
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :bricks:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the brick emoji (🧱) mean?
- A red brick, added in Emoji 13. 0. It stands for building, construction and the fundamental unit of it — brick by brick, which is one of the most-used metaphors for doing something slowly and properly. It appears in construction contexts and in posts about steady, unglamorous progress.
- How do you type the brick emoji?
- Copy the brick 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 brick emoji in?
- The brick emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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