paintbrush
paintbrush meaning
A paintbrush with paint on the bristles. It stands for painting, art and decorating. It appears in creative contexts and in DIY ones — the same object does both jobs, which is a genuinely useful ambiguity. It is also one of the standard icons for creative tools across most software, alongside the palette.
Meaning
A paintbrush with paint on the bristles. It stands for painting, art and decorating. It appears in creative contexts and in DIY ones — the same object does both jobs, which is a genuinely useful ambiguity. It is also one of the standard icons for creative tools across most software, alongside the palette.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Paintbrush
How to use it
- Painting all afternoon 🖌️
- Decorating, which is also painting 🖌️
- Brush, canvas, quiet 🖌️
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).
Emoji look different on Apple, Google, Samsung, and other platforms.
Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | verfkwas |
| አማርኛ | የሠዓሊ ብሩሽ |
| العربية | فرشاة ألوان |
| অসমীয়া | তুলিকা |
| azərbaycan | fırça |
| башҡорт | бумала |
| беларуская | пэндзаль |
| български | четка |
| বাংলা | পেইন্ট ব্রাশ |
| bosanski | kist |
| català | pinzell |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏑᏫᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | štětec |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кистек |
| Cymraeg | brwsh paent |
| Deutsch | Pinsel |
| dolnoserbšćina | šćotka |
| Ελληνικά | πινέλο |
| English | paintbrush |
| español | pincel |
| eesti | pintsel |
| euskara | brotxa |
| فارسی | قلممو |
| suomi | sivellin |
| Filipino | paintbrush |
| føroyskt | pensil |
| français | pinceau |
| Gaeilge | scuab phéinteála |
| Gàidhlig | bruis-pheant |
| galego | pincel |
| ગુજરાતી | પેઇન્ટબ્રશ |
| Hausa | buroshin fenti |
| עברית | מכחול |
| हिन्दी | पेंटब्रश |
| hrvatski | kist |
| hornjoserbšćina | seršćowc |
| magyar | ecset |
| հայերեն | վրձին |
| Indonesia | kuas |
| íslenska | málningarpensill |
| italiano | pennello |
| 日本語 | 絵筆 |
| Jawa | kuwas kanggo nglukis |
| ქართული | სახატავი ფუნჯი |
| қазақ тілі | бояу щеткасы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | بوياۋ شەتكاسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ជក់គំនូរ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೇಂಟ್ ಬ್ರಷ್ |
| 한국어 | 붓 |
| कोंकणी | रंगब्रश |
| кыргызча | кисть |
| ລາວ | ຝອຍທາສີ |
| lietuvių | teptukas |
| latviešu | ota |
| македонски | четка за боење |
| മലയാളം | പെയിന്റ് ബ്രഷ് |
| монгол | зургийн бийр |
| मराठी | पेंटब्रश |
| Melayu | berus cat |
| မြန်မာ | စုတ်တံ |
| नेपाली | पेन्टब्रस |
| Nederlands | kwast |
| norsk | pensel |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଚିତ୍ରାଙ୍କନ ବ୍ରଶ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੇਂਟਬੁਰਸ਼ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Péntbrọsh |
| polski | pędzel |
| پښتو | د رنګونې برش |
| português | pincel |
| rumantsch | penel |
| română | pensulă |
| русский | кисточка |
| سنڌي | پينٽ برش |
| တႆး | ယူႈယွမ်ႉသီ |
| සිංහල | තීන්ත බුරුසුව |
| slovenčina | štetec |
| slovenščina | čopič |
| Soomaali | burushka buufinta |
| shqip | furçë piktori |
| српски | сликарска четкица |
| srpski | slikarska četkica |
| svenska | målarpensel |
| Kiswahili | brashi ya kupaka rangi |
| தமிழ் | பெயின்ட் பிரஷ் |
| తెలుగు | పెయింట్ బ్రష్ |
| ไทย | แปรงทาสี |
| ትግርኛ | ብራሽ ቀለም |
| türkmen dili | kist |
| lea fakatonga | polosi vali |
| Türkçe | boya fırçası |
| українська | пензель |
| اردو | پینٹ برش |
| o‘zbek | mo‘yqalam |
| Tiếng Việt | cọ vẽ tranh |
| Èdè Yorùbá | búró̩sì ìkùndà |
| 粵語 | 畫筆 |
| 粤语 | 画笔 |
| 中文 | 画笔 |
| 繁體中文 | 畫筆 |
| isiZulu | ibhulashi lokupeda |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F58C U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :paintbrush:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the paintbrush emoji (🖌️) mean?
- A paintbrush with paint on the bristles. It stands for painting, art and decorating. It appears in creative contexts and in DIY ones — the same object does both jobs, which is a genuinely useful ambiguity. It is also one of the standard icons for creative tools across most software, alongside the palette.
- How do you type the paintbrush emoji?
- Copy the paintbrush 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 paintbrush emoji in?
- The paintbrush emoji belongs to the Objects category.