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shovel

shovel meaning

A shovel, added in Emoji 16. 0. It stands for digging, gardening and moving earth or snow. Figuratively it carries the advice about being in a hole and putting the shovel down — knowing when to stop making something worse, which is advice that is offered constantly and taken almost never.

Meaning

A shovel, added in Emoji 16.0. It stands for digging, gardening and moving earth or snow. Figuratively it carries the advice about being in a hole and putting the shovel down — knowing when to stop making something worse, which is advice that is offered constantly and taken almost never. It is also, plainly, the tool for snow and for the garden.

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How to use it

  • You are in a hole. Put the shovel down 🪏
  • Digging the garden over 🪏
  • Snow shovelling at six in the morning 🪏

How it looks

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shovel 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).

shovel rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

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

shovel rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

shovel rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
Apache-2.0

Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).

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Afrikaansgraaf
አማርኛአካፋ
العربيةجاروف
অসমীয়াবেলচা
azərbaycanbel
башҡорткөрәк
беларускаяшуфель
българскилопата
বাংলাবেলচা
bosanskilopata
catalàpala
ᏣᎳᎩᎠᎪᏕᏍᏗ
češtinalopata
чӑваш чӗлхикӗреҫе
Cymraegrhaw
DeutschSchaufel
dolnoserbšćinašupa
Ελληνικάφτυάρι
Englishshovel
españolpala
eestilabidas
euskarapala
فارسیبیل
suomilapio
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føroysktspaki
françaispelle
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galegopa
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עבריתמעדר
हिन्दीफावड़ा
hrvatskilopata
hornjoserbšćinałopač
magyarásó
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Indonesiasekop
íslenskaskófla
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Jawasekop
ქართულინიჩაბი
қазақ тілікүрек
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كۇرەك
ខ្មែរប៉ែល
ಕನ್ನಡಸಲಿಕೆ
한국어삽
कोंकणीखुरपें
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lietuviųkastuvas
latviešulāpsta
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монголхүрз
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Melayupenyodok
မြန်မာဂေါ်ပြား
नेपालीबेल्चा
Nederlandsschop
norskspade
ଓଡ଼ିଆକୋଦାଳ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਬੇਲਚਾ
Naijíriá Píjinshọ́vẹ́l
polskiłopata
پښتوبیلچه
portuguêspá
rumantschbadigl
românălopată
русскийлопата
سنڌيبيلچو
တႆးသူၵ်ႇ
සිංහලසවල
slovenčinalopata
slovenščinalopata
Soomaalibadeel
shqiplopatë
српскилопата
srpskilopata
svenskaspade
Kiswahilisepetu
தமிழ்மண்வெட்டி
తెలుగుపార
ไทยพลั่ว
ትግርኛአካፋ
türkmen dilipilçe
Türkçekürek
українськалопата
اردوبیلچہ
o‘zbekkurakcha
Tiếng Việtxẻng
Èdè Yorùbáṣọ́bìrì
粵語鏟
粤语铲
中文铲
繁體中文鏟子
isiZulushovel

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1FA8F
Emoji version
16
Shortcodes
:shovel:
Category
Objects

FAQ

What does the shovel emoji (🪏) mean?
A shovel, added in Emoji 16. 0. It stands for digging, gardening and moving earth or snow. Figuratively it carries the advice about being in a hole and putting the shovel down — knowing when to stop making something worse, which is advice that is offered constantly and taken almost never.
How do you type the shovel emoji?
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What category is the shovel emoji in?
The shovel emoji belongs to the Objects category.

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