nesting dolls
nesting dolls meaning
Matryoshka dolls, added in Emoji 13. 0. They stand for Russian folk craft, and figuratively for things nested inside things — layers, recursion, a problem that opens to reveal another problem. That figurative use is common among programmers, for whom nested structures are daily life and nested problems even more so.
Meaning
Matryoshka dolls, added in Emoji 13.0. They stand for Russian folk craft, and figuratively for things nested inside things — layers, recursion, a problem that opens to reveal another problem. That figurative use is common among programmers, for whom nested structures are daily life and nested problems even more so.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Matryoshka doll
How to use it
- A problem inside a problem inside a problem 🪆
- Layers all the way down 🪆
- Russian nesting dolls, and each one smaller 🪆
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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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | ineenpassende poppe |
| አማርኛ | የመረብ አሻንጉሊቶች |
| العربية | دمية روسية |
| অসমীয়া | নেষ্টিং পুতলা |
| azərbaycan | matryoşkalar |
| башҡорт | матрешка |
| беларуская | матрошка |
| български | матрьошки |
| বাংলা | নেস্টিং ডল |
| bosanski | babuške |
| català | nines russes |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏕᎧᏁᏍᏓᏝᎲᎢ ᏗᏁᏟᏗ |
| čeština | matrjoška |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | матрешка |
| Cymraeg | doliau sy’n nythu |
| Deutsch | Matroschka |
| dolnoserbšćina | matrjoška |
| Ελληνικά | κούκλες μπάμπουσκα |
| English | nesting dolls |
| español | muñeca rusa |
| eesti | matrjoška |
| euskara | matrioxka |
| فارسی | عروسک تودرتو |
| suomi | maatuskanuket |
| Filipino | manikang matryoshka |
| føroyskt | babusjka |
| français | poupées russes |
| Gaeilge | bábóga Rúiseacha |
| Gàidhlig | doileagan matryoshka |
| galego | bonecas rusas |
| ગુજરાતી | નેસ્ટિંગ ડૉલ્સ |
| Hausa | ʼyartsana mai sheƙa |
| עברית | בבושקה |
| हिन्दी | नेस्टिंग गुड़ियों का समूह |
| hrvatski | babuška |
| hornjoserbšćina | matrjoška |
| magyar | matrjoska |
| հայերեն | մատրյոշկա |
| Indonesia | boneka bersarang |
| íslenska | babúskur |
| italiano | matrioska |
| 日本語 | マトリョーシカ |
| Jawa | boneka rusia |
| ქართული | მატრიოშკა |
| қазақ тілі | матрешка |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ماترەشكا |
| ខ្មែរ | តុក្កតាកូនក្រមុំដាក់លើគ្នា |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗೂಡುಕಟ್ಟುವ ಗೊಂಬೆಗಳು |
| 한국어 | 네스팅 인형 |
| कोंकणी | नेस्टींग डॉल्स |
| кыргызча | матрёшка |
| ລາວ | ຕຸກກະຕາເປັນຮັງ |
| lietuvių | matrioškos |
| latviešu | matrjoškas |
| македонски | руска кукла |
| മലയാളം | നെസ്റ്റിംഗ് പാവകൾ |
| монгол | угсардаг хүүхэлдэй |
| मराठी | नेस्टिंग डॉल्स |
| Melayu | anak potong sekelompok |
| မြန်မာ | အရုပ်များ |
| नेपाली | नेस्टिङ गुडियाहरू |
| Nederlands | matroesjka |
| norsk | matrjosjka |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ନେଷ୍ଟିଙ୍ଗ ଡ଼ଲସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਨੈਸਟਿੰਗ ਡੋਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Dọlbebí Ínsaíd Anọ́dá Dọlbebí |
| polski | matrioszki |
| پښتو | ځاله کوونکې نانځکه |
| português | boneca russa |
| rumantsch | matroschka |
| română | matrioșka |
| русский | матрешка |
| سنڌي | آکاري واريون گڏيون |
| တႆး | တၢင်းလဵၼ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | රුසියානු බෝනික්කන් |
| slovenčina | matriošky |
| slovenščina | babuška |
| Soomaali | buulka boombalaha |
| shqip | matrioshka |
| српски | лутка у лутки |
| srpski | lutka u lutki |
| svenska | ryska dockor |
| Kiswahili | mwanaserere wa kirusi |
| தமிழ் | அம்மா பொம்மைகள் |
| తెలుగు | ఒకదానిలో ఒకటి ఇమిడే బొమ్మలు |
| ไทย | ตุ๊กตาแม่ลูกดก |
| ትግርኛ | ሰፈር ዝገብሩ ኣሻንጉሊት |
| türkmen dili | matrýoşkalar |
| lea fakatonga | tamapua fakaʻotu |
| Türkçe | matruşka |
| українська | ляльки-матрьошки |
| اردو | جادوئی گڑیاں |
| o‘zbek | matryoshka |
| Tiếng Việt | búp bê matryoshka |
| Èdè Yorùbá | dọ́lù ìsimi |
| 粵語 | 俄羅斯木公仔 |
| 粤语 | 俄罗斯木公仔 |
| 中文 | 套娃 |
| 繁體中文 | 俄羅斯娃娃 |
| isiZulu | nesting dolls |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1FA86
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :nesting_dolls:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the nesting dolls emoji (🪆) mean?
- Matryoshka dolls, added in Emoji 13. 0. They stand for Russian folk craft, and figuratively for things nested inside things — layers, recursion, a problem that opens to reveal another problem. That figurative use is common among programmers, for whom nested structures are daily life and nested problems even more so.
- How do you type the nesting dolls emoji?
- Copy the nesting dolls 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 nesting dolls emoji in?
- The nesting dolls emoji belongs to the Activities category.