printer

printer meaning

A printer. It stands for printing, paper and the office, and it carries an almost universal association with malfunction — the printer is the object that fails at the worst possible moment, and that reputation is entirely earned.

Meaning

A printer. It stands for printing, paper and the office, and it carries an almost universal association with malfunction — the printer is the object that fails at the worst possible moment, and that reputation is entirely earned. It appears in work contexts, almost always in complaint, and it is one of the very few objects that unites every office worker on earth in shared resentment.

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How to use it

• The printer has jammed. Again 🖨️
• Works perfectly until you actually need it 🖨️
• Printing the whole thing out, like an animal 🖨️

How it looks

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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

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OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

Technical details

Codepoints

U+1F5A8 U+FE0F

Emoji version

0.7

Shortcodes

:printer:

Category

Objects

FAQ

What does the printer emoji (🖨️) mean?

A printer. It stands for printing, paper and the office, and it carries an almost universal association with malfunction — the printer is the object that fails at the worst possible moment, and that reputation is entirely earned.

How do you type the printer emoji?

Copy the printer 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 printer emoji in?

The printer emoji belongs to the Objects category.