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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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Shovel
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
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 99 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | graaf |
| አማርኛ | አካፋ |
| العربية | جاروف |
| অসমীয়া | বেলচা |
| azərbaycan | bel |
| башҡорт | көрәк |
| беларуская | шуфель |
| български | лопата |
| বাংলা | বেলচা |
| bosanski | lopata |
| català | pala |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᎪᏕᏍᏗ |
| čeština | lopata |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | кӗреҫе |
| Cymraeg | rhaw |
| Deutsch | Schaufel |
| dolnoserbšćina | šupa |
| Ελληνικά | φτυάρι |
| English | shovel |
| español | pala |
| eesti | labidas |
| euskara | pala |
| فارسی | بیل |
| suomi | lapio |
| Filipino | pala |
| føroyskt | spaki |
| français | pelle |
| Gaeilge | sluasaid |
| Gàidhlig | sluasaid |
| galego | pa |
| ગુજરાતી | પાવડો |
| Hausa | shebur |
| עברית | מעדר |
| हिन्दी | फावड़ा |
| hrvatski | lopata |
| hornjoserbšćina | łopač |
| magyar | ásó |
| հայերեն | թիակ |
| Indonesia | sekop |
| íslenska | skófla |
| italiano | vanga |
| 日本語 | シャベル |
| Jawa | sekop |
| ქართული | ნიჩაბი |
| қазақ тілі | күрек |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كۇرەك |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៉ែល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸಲಿಕೆ |
| 한국어 | 삽 |
| कोंकणी | खुरपें |
| кыргызча | күрөк |
| ລາວ | ຊວ້ານ |
| lietuvių | kastuvas |
| latviešu | lāpsta |
| македонски | лопата |
| മലയാളം | ഷവൽ |
| монгол | хүрз |
| मराठी | फावडे |
| Melayu | penyodok |
| မြန်မာ | ဂေါ်ပြား |
| नेपाली | बेल्चा |
| Nederlands | schop |
| norsk | spade |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କୋଦାଳ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬੇਲਚਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | shọ́vẹ́l |
| polski | łopata |
| پښتو | بیلچه |
| português | pá |
| rumantsch | badigl |
| română | lopată |
| русский | лопата |
| سنڌي | بيلچو |
| တႆး | သူၵ်ႇ |
| සිංහල | සවල |
| slovenčina | lopata |
| slovenščina | lopata |
| Soomaali | badeel |
| shqip | lopatë |
| српски | лопата |
| srpski | lopata |
| svenska | spade |
| Kiswahili | sepetu |
| தமிழ் | மண்வெட்டி |
| తెలుగు | పార |
| ไทย | พลั่ว |
| ትግርኛ | አካፋ |
| türkmen dili | pilçe |
| Türkçe | kürek |
| українська | лопата |
| اردو | بیلچہ |
| o‘zbek | kurakcha |
| Tiếng Việt | xẻng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ṣọ́bìrì |
| 粵語 | 鏟 |
| 粤语 | 铲 |
| 中文 | 铲 |
| 繁體中文 | 鏟子 |
| isiZulu | shovel |
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?
- Copy the shovel 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 shovel emoji in?
- The shovel emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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