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safety pin

safety pin meaning

A safety pin. It stands for fastening, mending and the quick fix that holds an outfit together. It also carries genuine political weight: the safety pin was worn as a symbol of solidarity with immigrants and minorities after 2016, and it has a much older association with punk.

Meaning

A safety pin. It stands for fastening, mending and the quick fix that holds an outfit together. It also carries genuine political weight: the safety pin was worn as a symbol of solidarity with immigrants and minorities after 2016, and it has a much older association with punk. It is a small object with a surprisingly loaded history.

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How to use it

  • Held together with a safety pin and hope 🧷
  • Punk, and later a symbol of solidarity 🧷
  • Emergency wardrobe repair 🧷

How it looks

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safety pin rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

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

safety pin rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

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

safety pin rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

safety pin rendered in Blobmoji
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Apache-2.0

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This emoji in other languages

Available in 100 languages

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LanguageName
Afrikaanshaakspeld
አማርኛመርፌ ቁልፍ
العربيةدبوس أمان
অসমীয়াছেফ্টী পিন
azərbaycansancaq
башҡортинглиз төйрәүесе
беларускаяшпілька
българскибезопасна игла
বাংলাসেফটি পিন
bosanskibašlija
catalàimperdible
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᏍᏆᏘ
češtinaspínací špendlík
чӑваш чӗлхийуплӗ йӗп
Cymraegpin diogelwch
DeutschSicherheitsnadel
dolnoserbšćinazapinata glicka
Ελληνικάπαραμάνα
Englishsafety pin
españolimperdible
eestihaaknõel
euskarakateorratz
فارسیسنجاق قفلی
suomihakaneula
Filipinoperdible
føroyskttrygdarnál
françaisépingle de sûreté
Gaeilgebiorán dúnta
Gàidhligprìne-dùbailte
galegoimperdible
ગુજરાતીસેફ્ટી પિન
Hausafil na kariya
עבריתסיכת ביטחון
हिन्दीसेफ़्टी पिन
hrvatskisigurnica
hornjoserbšćinazapinawka
magyarbiztosítótű
հայերենանվտանգ քորոց
Indonesiapeniti
íslenskaöryggisnæla
italianospilla da balia
日本語安全ピン
Jawapeniti
ქართულიქინძისთავი
қазақ тілітүйреуіш
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)تۇيرەۋىش
ខ្មែរម្ជុលខ្ទាស់
ಕನ್ನಡಸೇಫ್ಟಿ ಪಿನ್
한국어옷핀
कोंकणीसेफ्टी पिन
кыргызчатөөнөгүч
ລາວມຸດປັກກັນໄພ
lietuviųžiogelis
latviešusaspraude
македонскибезопасна игла
മലയാളംസേഫ്‌റ്റി പിൻ
монголсүлбээр зүү
मराठीसेफ्टि पिन
Melayupin dawai
မြန်မာတွယ်ချိတ်
नेपालीहुक्सियो
Nederlandsveiligheidsspeld
norsksikkerhetsnål
ଓଡ଼ିଆସେପ୍ଟି ପିନ୍‌
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸੇਫ਼ਟੀ ਪਿੰਨ
Naijíriá PíjinSéfti Pin
polskiagrafka
پښتوحفاظتي پن
portuguêsalfinete de segurança
rumantschgluva da serra
românăac de siguranță
русскийанглийская булавка
سنڌيحفاظتي پن
တႆးၶဵမ်ၶေႃ
සිංහලආරක්ෂිත පින්
slovenčinaspínací špendlík
slovenščinavarnostna zaponka
Soomaalibiinka dharka
shqipparamane
српскизихернадла
srpskizihernadla
svenskasäkerhetsnål
Kiswahilikikwasi
தமிழ்ஊக்கு
తెలుగుపిన్ను, పిన్నీసు
ไทยเข็มกลัดซ่อนปลาย
ትግርኛናይ ድሕነት ፒን
türkmen diliiňňebagjyk
lea fakatongapine nāpikeni
Türkçeçengelli iğne
українськаанглійська шпилька
اردوحِفاظتی پِن
o‘zbekto‘g‘nag‘ich
Tiếng Việtghim băng
Èdè Yorùbáàbẹ́rẹ́ ààbò
粵語扣針
粤语扣针
中文安全别针
繁體中文安全別針
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Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F9F7
Emoji version
11
Shortcodes
:safety_pin:
Category
Objects

FAQ

What does the safety pin emoji (🧷) mean?
A safety pin. It stands for fastening, mending and the quick fix that holds an outfit together. It also carries genuine political weight: the safety pin was worn as a symbol of solidarity with immigrants and minorities after 2016, and it has a much older association with punk.
How do you type the safety pin emoji?
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What category is the safety pin emoji in?
The safety pin emoji belongs to the Objects category.