scissors
scissors meaning
A pair of open scissors. They stand for cutting, and in computing they are the universal icon for "cut" — the other half of copy and paste.
Meaning
A pair of open scissors. They stand for cutting, and in computing they are the universal icon for "cut" — the other half of copy and paste. They appear in craft, hair and admin contexts, and they carry the childhood rule about never running with them, which is one of the few safety instructions everybody actually remembers.
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How to use it
- Cut and paste ✂️
- Cutting my own fringe. A mistake ✂️
- Craft afternoon with the kids ✂️
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 | skêr |
| አማርኛ | መቀስ |
| العربية | مقص |
| অসমীয়া | কেঁচী |
| azərbaycan | qayçı |
| башҡорт | ҡайсы |
| беларуская | нажніцы |
| български | ножици |
| বাংলা | কাঁচি |
| bosanski | makaze |
| català | tisores |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | nůžky |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хачӑ |
| Cymraeg | siswrn |
| Deutsch | Schere |
| dolnoserbšćina | nožyce |
| Ελληνικά | ψαλίδι |
| English | scissors |
| español | tijeras |
| eesti | käärid |
| euskara | guraizeak |
| فارسی | قیچی |
| suomi | sakset |
| Filipino | gunting |
| føroyskt | saksur |
| français | ciseaux |
| Gaeilge | siosúr |
| Gàidhlig | siosar |
| galego | tesoiras |
| ગુજરાતી | કાતર |
| Hausa | almakashi |
| עברית | מספריים |
| हिन्दी | कैंची |
| hrvatski | škare |
| hornjoserbšćina | nožicy |
| magyar | olló |
| հայերեն | մկրատ |
| Indonesia | gunting |
| íslenska | skæri |
| italiano | forbici |
| 日本語 | はさみ |
| Jawa | gunting |
| ქართული | მაკრატელი |
| қазақ тілі | қайшы |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قايشى |
| ខ្មែរ | កន្ត្រៃ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕತ್ತರಿಗಳು |
| 한국어 | 가위 |
| कोंकणी | कातरी |
| кыргызча | кайчы |
| ລາວ | ມີດຕັດ |
| lietuvių | žirklės |
| latviešu | šķēres |
| македонски | ножици |
| മലയാളം | കത്രിക |
| монгол | хайч |
| मराठी | कात्री |
| Melayu | gunting |
| မြန်မာ | ကတ်ကြေး |
| नेपाली | कैँची |
| Nederlands | schaar |
| norsk | saks |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କତୁରୀ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕੈਂਚੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Sízọs |
| polski | nożyczki |
| پښتو | بياتي |
| português | tesoura |
| rumantsch | forsch |
| română | foarfece |
| русский | ножницы |
| سنڌي | قينچي |
| တႆး | ၵိမ်းႁႆး |
| සිංහල | කතුර |
| slovenčina | nožnice |
| slovenščina | škarje |
| Soomaali | maqas |
| shqip | gërshërë |
| српски | маказе |
| srpski | makaze |
| svenska | sax |
| Kiswahili | makasi |
| தமிழ் | கத்திரிக்கோல் |
| తెలుగు | కత్తెర |
| ไทย | กรรไกร |
| ትግርኛ | መቐሳት |
| türkmen dili | gaýçy |
| lea fakatonga | helekosi |
| Türkçe | makas |
| українська | ножиці |
| اردو | قینچی |
| o‘zbek | qaychi |
| Tiếng Việt | kéo |
| Èdè Yorùbá | sísọ́ọ̀sì |
| 粵語 | 較剪 |
| 粤语 | 较剪 |
| 中文 | 剪刀 |
| 繁體中文 | 剪刀 |
| isiZulu | isikelo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2702 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :scissors:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the scissors emoji (✂️) mean?
- A pair of open scissors. They stand for cutting, and in computing they are the universal icon for "cut" — the other half of copy and paste.
- How do you type the scissors emoji?
- Copy the scissors 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 scissors emoji in?
- The scissors emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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