construction
construction meaning
A construction barrier. It stands for roadworks, closures and things being dug up — and figuratively for something under construction, unfinished, not ready yet. It appears in traffic contexts and, in software, as a warning that a thing is still being built and should not be relied on.
Meaning
A construction barrier. It stands for roadworks, closures and things being dug up — and figuratively for something under construction, unfinished, not ready yet. It appears in traffic contexts and, in software, as a warning that a thing is still being built and should not be relied on. It appears in roadworks contexts and in software that is not finished, which is most of it.
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How to use it
- Roadworks, and a forty-minute diversion 🚧
- Under construction, do not rely on it 🚧
- The street has been dug up for a year 🚧
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | konstruksieteken |
| አማርኛ | ግንባታ |
| العربية | تحت الإنشاء |
| অসমীয়া | নিৰ্মাণ |
| azərbaycan | tikinti |
| башҡорт | төҙөлөш |
| беларуская | будаўнічыя работы |
| български | строителни дейности |
| বাংলা | নির্মাণ |
| bosanski | konstrukcija |
| català | obres |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏁᏍᎨᏍᎩ |
| čeština | stavební zábrana |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | строительство ӗҫӗсем |
| Cymraeg | adeiladwaith |
| Deutsch | Baustellenabsperrung |
| dolnoserbšćina | twarnišćowa tofla |
| Ελληνικά | κατασκευές |
| English | construction |
| español | obras |
| eesti | ehitustööd |
| euskara | lanak |
| فارسی | ساختوساز |
| suomi | rakennustyömaan merkki |
| Filipino | construction |
| føroyskt | byrging |
| français | travaux |
| Gaeilge | suíomh tógála |
| Gàidhlig | togail |
| galego | en construción |
| ગુજરાતી | બાંધકામ |
| Hausa | aikin gini |
| עברית | מחסום עבודות בכביש |
| हिन्दी | निर्माण चालू, निर्माण का संकेत |
| hrvatski | znak radova |
| hornjoserbšćina | twarnišćowe zaraćenje |
| magyar | útépítés |
| հայերեն | շինարարություն |
| Indonesia | konstruksi |
| íslenska | vegavinna |
| italiano | area cantiere |
| 日本語 | 工事中 |
| Jawa | konstruksi |
| ქართული | მშენებლობა |
| қазақ тілі | құрылыс |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇرىلىس |
| ខ្មែរ | ការសារសង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನಿರ್ಮಾಣ |
| 한국어 | 공사 중 |
| कोंकणी | बांधकाम |
| кыргызча | курулуш |
| ລາວ | ປ້າຍການກໍ່ສ້າງ |
| lietuvių | statybos |
| latviešu | celtniecība |
| македонски | градежни работи на патот |
| മലയാളം | നിർമ്മാണ ചിഹ്നം |
| монгол | бүтээн байгуулалт |
| मराठी | बांधकाम |
| Melayu | pembinaan |
| မြန်မာ | ဆောက်လုပ်ရေး |
| नेपाली | निर्माण |
| Nederlands | bouwwerkzaamheden |
| norsk | anleggsarbeid |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ନିର୍ମାଣ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਨਿਰਮਾਣ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kọnstrọ́kshọn |
| polski | prace drogowe |
| پښتو | د جوړولو |
| português | em construção |
| rumantsch | plazzal |
| română | șantier |
| русский | строительные работы |
| سنڌي | اڏاوت |
| တႆး | ပၢႆႉဢွင်ႈတီႈၵေႃႇသၢင်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ඉදිකිරීම |
| slovenčina | práce na ceste |
| slovenščina | zaprto zaradi gradnje |
| Soomaali | dhismo |
| shqip | ndërtim |
| српски | радови у току |
| srpski | radovi u toku |
| svenska | skylt för byggområde |
| Kiswahili | ujenzi |
| தமிழ் | கட்டுமான பணி |
| తెలుగు | నిర్మాణంలో ఉన్న భవనం |
| ไทย | ป้ายไซต์ก่อสร้าง |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ህንፃ ስራሕ |
| türkmen dili | gurluşyk |
| lea fakatonga | fakaʻilonga ngāue langa |
| Türkçe | inşaat |
| українська | знак ремонтних робіт |
| اردو | تعمیر |
| o‘zbek | qurilish |
| Tiếng Việt | công trường |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Iṣẹ́ ọnà |
| 粵語 | 建造 |
| 粤语 | 建造 |
| 中文 | 路障 |
| 繁體中文 | 施工 |
| isiZulu | ukwakha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6A7
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :construction:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the construction emoji (🚧) mean?
- A construction barrier. It stands for roadworks, closures and things being dug up — and figuratively for something under construction, unfinished, not ready yet. It appears in traffic contexts and, in software, as a warning that a thing is still being built and should not be relied on.
- How do you type the construction emoji?
- Copy the construction 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 construction emoji in?
- The construction emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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