fire extinguisher
fire extinguisher meaning
A fire extinguisher. It stands for putting out fires, safety and emergency equipment. Figuratively it means dealing with a crisis — putting out fires is one of the most common descriptions of a bad day at work, and the emoji carries that sense far more often than it ever carries an actual fire.
Meaning
A fire extinguisher. It stands for putting out fires, safety and emergency equipment. Figuratively it means dealing with a crisis — putting out fires is one of the most common descriptions of a bad day at work, and the emoji carries that sense far more often than it ever carries an actual fire. It is the emoji of a job that has become entirely reactive.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Fire extinguisher
How to use it
- Putting out fires all day 🧯
- Where is the nearest extinguisher 🧯
- Crisis managed, barely 🧯
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 | vuurblusser |
| አማርኛ | እሳት ማጥፊያ |
| العربية | مطفأة حريق |
| অসমীয়া | অগ্নি নিৰ্বাপক |
| azərbaycan | alov söndürən |
| башҡорт | янғын һүндергес |
| беларуская | вогнетушыцель |
| български | пожарогасител |
| বাংলা | অগ্নি নির্বাপক |
| bosanski | aparat za gašenje požara |
| català | extintor |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏪᎳᎩᏍᎬ ᏗᎦᏟᏗᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | hasicí přístroj |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пушар сӳнтеркӗҫӗ |
| Cymraeg | diffoddydd tân |
| Deutsch | Feuerlöscher |
| dolnoserbšćina | wogeńgasak |
| Ελληνικά | πυροσβεστήρας |
| English | fire extinguisher |
| español | extintor |
| eesti | tulekustuti |
| euskara | su-itzalgailu |
| فارسی | کپسول آتشنشانی |
| suomi | sammutin |
| Filipino | pamatay apoy |
| føroyskt | eldskøkkjari |
| français | extincteur |
| Gaeilge | múchtóir tine |
| Gàidhlig | inneal-smàlaidh |
| galego | extintor |
| ગુજરાતી | અગ્નિશામક |
| Hausa | tokar kashe gobara |
| עברית | מטף אש |
| हिन्दी | अग्निशामक |
| hrvatski | vatrogasni aparat |
| hornjoserbšćina | hašak |
| magyar | tűzoltó készülék |
| հայերեն | կրակմարիչ |
| Indonesia | alat pemadam api ringan |
| íslenska | slökkvitæki |
| italiano | estintore |
| 日本語 | 消火器 |
| Jawa | pambasmi geni |
| ქართული | ცეცხლსაქრობი |
| қазақ тілі | өрт сөндіргіш |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءورت سوندىرگىش |
| ខ្មែរ | បំពង់ពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬೆಂಕಿ ಆರಿಸುವಿಕೆ |
| 한국어 | 소화기 |
| कोंकणी | उजो पालोवपी |
| кыргызча | өрт өчүргүч |
| ລາວ | ເຕົ້່າດັບເຟີງ |
| lietuvių | gesintuvas |
| latviešu | ugunsdzēsības aparāts |
| македонски | противпожарен апарат |
| മലയാളം | അഗ്നിശമനോപകരണം |
| монгол | гал унтраагч |
| मराठी | फायर एक्स्टिंग्विशर |
| Melayu | alat pemadam api |
| မြန်မာ | မီးသတ်ဘူး |
| नेपाली | आगो निभाउने |
| Nederlands | brandblusapparaat |
| norsk | brannslukningsapparat |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଅଗ୍ନିଶାମକ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਅੱਗ ਬੁਝਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੰਤਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Fáyá Ẹkstíngwísha |
| polski | gaśnica |
| پښتو | اور وژونکی |
| português | extintor de incêndio |
| rumantsch | stizzafieu |
| română | stingător de incendiu |
| русский | огнетушитель |
| سنڌي | باهه وسائيندڙ |
| တႆး | ၶိူင်ႈမွတ်ႇၽႆး |
| සිංහල | ගිනි නිවනය |
| slovenčina | hasiaci prístroj |
| slovenščina | gasilni aparat |
| Soomaali | dab-damiye |
| shqip | fikës zjarri |
| српски | противпожарни апарат |
| srpski | protivpožarni aparat |
| svenska | brandsläckare |
| Kiswahili | kizima moto |
| தமிழ் | தீ அணைப்பான் |
| తెలుగు | అగ్నిమాపక పరికరం |
| ไทย | ที่ดับเพลิง |
| ትግርኛ | መጥፋኢ ሓዊ |
| türkmen dili | ýangyn söndüriji |
| lea fakatonga | meʻa tāmateʻi afi |
| Türkçe | yangın söndürücü |
| українська | вогнегасник |
| اردو | آگ بُجھانے والا آلہ |
| o‘zbek | o‘to‘chirgich |
| Tiếng Việt | bình chữa cháy |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ohun ìpaná |
| 粵語 | 㵴火筒 |
| 粤语 | 㵴火筒 |
| 中文 | 灭火器 |
| 繁體中文 | 滅火器 |
| isiZulu | isicishamlilo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9EF
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :fire_extinguisher:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the fire extinguisher emoji (🧯) mean?
- A fire extinguisher. It stands for putting out fires, safety and emergency equipment. Figuratively it means dealing with a crisis — putting out fires is one of the most common descriptions of a bad day at work, and the emoji carries that sense far more often than it ever carries an actual fire.
- How do you type the fire extinguisher emoji?
- Copy the fire extinguisher 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 fire extinguisher emoji in?
- The fire extinguisher emoji belongs to the Objects category.