crutch
crutch meaning
A crutch, added in Emoji 14. 0 as part of the accessibility set. It represents mobility aids, injury and recovery. Figuratively it means something you lean on more than you should — an emotional crutch — though that usage is worth handling carefully, since it treats a genuine mobility aid as a metaphor for weakness.
Meaning
A crutch, added in Emoji 14.0 as part of the accessibility set. It represents mobility aids, injury and recovery. Figuratively it means something you lean on more than you should — an emotional crutch — though that usage is worth handling carefully, since it treats a genuine mobility aid as a metaphor for weakness.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Crutch
How to use it
- Six weeks on crutches 🩼
- Recovering, slowly 🩼
- Added with disability advocates in 2021 🩼
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 | kruk |
| አማርኛ | ክራንች |
| العربية | عكاز |
| অসমীয়া | ক্ৰাট্চ |
| azərbaycan | qoltuqağacı |
| башҡорт | ҡултыҡ таяғы |
| беларуская | мыліца |
| български | патерица |
| বাংলা | ক্রাচ |
| bosanski | štaka |
| català | crossa |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏙᎳᏅᏍᏗ |
| čeština | berle |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | каклишке |
| Cymraeg | bagl |
| Deutsch | Krücke |
| dolnoserbšćina | zepěra |
| Ελληνικά | πατερίτσα |
| English | crutch |
| español | muleta |
| eesti | kark |
| euskara | Makulua |
| فارسی | عصای زیر بغل |
| suomi | kainalosauva |
| Filipino | saklay |
| føroyskt | høkja |
| français | béquille |
| Gaeilge | maide croise |
| Gàidhlig | cruidse |
| galego | muleta |
| ગુજરાતી | કાખ-ઘોડી |
| Hausa | sandar guragu |
| עברית | קביים |
| हिन्दी | बैसाखी |
| hrvatski | štaka |
| hornjoserbšćina | zepěra |
| magyar | mankó |
| հայերեն | հենակ |
| Indonesia | kruk |
| íslenska | hækja |
| italiano | stampella |
| 日本語 | 松葉杖 |
| Jawa | kruk |
| ქართული | ყავარჯენი |
| қазақ тілі | балдақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بالداق |
| ខ្មែរ | សញ្ញារូបឈើច្រត់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕ್ರಚ್ |
| 한국어 | 목발 |
| कोंकणी | कुबडी |
| кыргызча | балдак |
| ລາວ | ໄມ້ຄໍ້າ |
| lietuvių | ramentas |
| latviešu | kruķis |
| македонски | патерица |
| മലയാളം | ഊന്നുവടി |
| монгол | суга таяг |
| मराठी | कुबडी |
| Melayu | topang |
| မြန်မာ | ချိုင်းထောက် |
| नेपाली | क्रच |
| Nederlands | kruk |
| norsk | krykke |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କ୍ରଚ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਰੱਚ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Krọ́chis |
| polski | kula |
| پښتو | چاره |
| português | muleta |
| rumantsch | crutscha |
| română | cârjă |
| русский | костыль |
| سنڌي | بيساکي |
| တႆး | မႆႉတဝ်ႉၵိင်ႇႁႄႉ |
| සිංහල | කිහිලිකරුව |
| slovenčina | barla |
| slovenščina | bergla |
| Soomaali | qoryo |
| shqip | patericë |
| српски | штака |
| srpski | štaka |
| svenska | krycka |
| Kiswahili | gongo |
| தமிழ் | ஊன்றுகோல் |
| తెలుగు | చంక కర్ర |
| ไทย | ไม้เท้าค้ำยัน |
| ትግርኛ | በትሪ |
| türkmen dili | pişek |
| lea fakatonga | kalatisi |
| Türkçe | koltuk değneği |
| українська | милиця |
| اردو | بیساکھی |
| o‘zbek | qoʻltiqtayoq |
| Tiếng Việt | nạng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | igi ifirin |
| 粵語 | 拐杖 |
| 粤语 | 拐杖 |
| 中文 | 拐杖 |
| 繁體中文 | 拐杖 |
| isiZulu | crutch |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA7C
- Emoji version
- 14
- Shortcodes
- :crutch:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the crutch emoji (🩼) mean?
- A crutch, added in Emoji 14. 0 as part of the accessibility set. It represents mobility aids, injury and recovery. Figuratively it means something you lean on more than you should — an emotional crutch — though that usage is worth handling carefully, since it treats a genuine mobility aid as a metaphor for weakness.
- How do you type the crutch emoji?
- Copy the crutch 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 crutch emoji in?
- The crutch emoji belongs to the Objects category.