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sponge

sponge meaning

A cleaning sponge. It stands for washing up, scrubbing and cleaning. It appears in household contexts, and figuratively for absorbing things — a sponge for information, soaking everything up.

Meaning

A cleaning sponge. It stands for washing up, scrubbing and cleaning. It appears in household contexts, and figuratively for absorbing things — a sponge for information, soaking everything up. That figurative use is common in learning contexts, and it is a genuinely apt metaphor: children in particular absorb everything, including the things you would rather they did not.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Sponge

How to use it

  • Washing up, endlessly 🧽
  • Kids are sponges, they absorb everything 🧽
  • Scrubbed until it gave in 🧽

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OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

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

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

sponge rendered in OpenMoji
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CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

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LanguageName
Afrikaansspons
አማርኛስፖንጅ
العربيةاسفنجة
অসমীয়াস্পঞ্জ
azərbaycansüngər
башҡортгубка
беларускаямачалка
българскигъба за баня
বাংলাস্পঞ্জ
bosanskispužva
catalàesponja
ᏣᎳᎩᏓᏬᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ
češtinamycí houba
чӑваш чӗлхигубка
Cymraegsbwng
DeutschSchwamm
dolnoserbšćinagubiba
Ελληνικάσφουγγάρι
Englishsponge
españolesponja
eestipesukäsn
euskarabelaki
فارسیلیف حمام
suomipesusieni
Filipinoespongha
føroysktsvampur
françaiséponge
Gaeilgespúinse
Gàidhligspong
galegoesponxa
ગુજરાતીસ્પંજ
Hausasoso
עבריתספוג
हिन्दीस्पंज
hrvatskispužva
hornjoserbšćinahubica
magyarszivacs
հայերենսպունգ
Indonesiaspons
íslenskasvampur
italianospugna
日本語スポンジ
Jawasepon
ქართულისარეცხი ღრუბელი
қазақ тілігубка
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)گۋبكا
ខ្មែរអេប៉ុង
ಕನ್ನಡಸ್ಪಾಂಜ್
한국어스펀지
कोंकणीस्पाँज
кыргызчагубка
ລາວຟອງນ້ຳ
lietuviųkempinė
latviešusūklis
македонскисунѓер
മലയാളംസ്‌പോഞ്ച്
монголхөвсгөр ус шингээгч резин
मराठीस्पंज
Melayuspan
မြန်မာရေမြှုပ်
नेपालीस्पोन्ज
Nederlandsspons
norsksvamp
ଓଡ଼ିଆସ୍ପଞ୍ଜ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਸਪੰਜ
Naijíriá PíjinSpọnj
polskigąbka
پښتواسفنج
portuguêsesponja
rumantschspungia
românăburete
русскийгубка
سنڌيجذب ڪار
တႆးၽေႃႉၼမ်ႉ
සිංහලස්පොන්ජ්
slovenčinašpongia
slovenščinaspužva
Soomaaliisboonji
shqipsfungjer
српскисунђер
srpskisunđer
svenskatvättsvamp
Kiswahilisifongo
தமிழ்ஸ்பான்ஞ்
తెలుగుస్పాంజ్
ไทยฟองน้ำ
ትግርኛሰፍነግ
türkmen dilimoçalka
lea fakatongaoma
Türkçesünger
українськагубка
اردواسفنج
o‘zbekyuvgich
Tiếng Việtbọt biển
Èdè Yorùbákàyìnkàyìn
粵語海綿
粤语海绵
中文海绵
繁體中文海綿
isiZuluisipontshi

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F9FD
Emoji version
11
Shortcodes
:sponge:
Category
Objects

FAQ

What does the sponge emoji (🧽) mean?
A cleaning sponge. It stands for washing up, scrubbing and cleaning. It appears in household contexts, and figuratively for absorbing things — a sponge for information, soaking everything up.
How do you type the sponge emoji?
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What category is the sponge emoji in?
The sponge emoji belongs to the Objects category.