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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How to use it
- Washing up, endlessly 🧽
- Kids are sponges, they absorb everything 🧽
- Scrubbed until it gave in 🧽
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
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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 | spons |
| አማርኛ | ስፖንጅ |
| العربية | اسفنجة |
| অসমীয়া | স্পঞ্জ |
| azərbaycan | süngər |
| башҡорт | губка |
| беларуская | мачалка |
| български | гъба за баня |
| বাংলা | স্পঞ্জ |
| bosanski | spužva |
| català | esponja |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏓᏬᎵ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ |
| čeština | mycí houba |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | губка |
| Cymraeg | sbwng |
| Deutsch | Schwamm |
| dolnoserbšćina | gubiba |
| Ελληνικά | σφουγγάρι |
| English | sponge |
| español | esponja |
| eesti | pesukäsn |
| euskara | belaki |
| فارسی | لیف حمام |
| suomi | pesusieni |
| Filipino | espongha |
| føroyskt | svampur |
| français | éponge |
| Gaeilge | spúinse |
| Gàidhlig | spong |
| galego | esponxa |
| ગુજરાતી | સ્પંજ |
| Hausa | soso |
| עברית | ספוג |
| हिन्दी | स्पंज |
| hrvatski | spužva |
| hornjoserbšćina | hubica |
| magyar | szivacs |
| հայերեն | սպունգ |
| Indonesia | spons |
| íslenska | svampur |
| italiano | spugna |
| 日本語 | スポンジ |
| Jawa | sepon |
| ქართული | სარეცხი ღრუბელი |
| қазақ тілі | губка |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | گۋبكا |
| ខ្មែរ | អេប៉ុង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಸ್ಪಾಂಜ್ |
| 한국어 | 스펀지 |
| कोंकणी | स्पाँज |
| кыргызча | губка |
| ລາວ | ຟອງນ້ຳ |
| lietuvių | kempinė |
| latviešu | sūklis |
| македонски | сунѓер |
| മലയാളം | സ്പോഞ്ച് |
| монгол | хөвсгөр ус шингээгч резин |
| मराठी | स्पंज |
| Melayu | span |
| မြန်မာ | ရေမြှုပ် |
| नेपाली | स्पोन्ज |
| Nederlands | spons |
| norsk | svamp |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସ୍ପଞ୍ଜ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਸਪੰਜ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Spọnj |
| polski | gąbka |
| پښتو | اسفنج |
| português | esponja |
| rumantsch | spungia |
| română | burete |
| русский | губка |
| سنڌي | جذب ڪار |
| တႆး | ၽေႃႉၼမ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | ස්පොන්ජ් |
| slovenčina | špongia |
| slovenščina | spužva |
| Soomaali | isboonji |
| shqip | sfungjer |
| српски | сунђер |
| srpski | sunđer |
| svenska | tvättsvamp |
| Kiswahili | sifongo |
| தமிழ் | ஸ்பான்ஞ் |
| తెలుగు | స్పాంజ్ |
| ไทย | ฟองน้ำ |
| ትግርኛ | ሰፍነግ |
| türkmen dili | moçalka |
| lea fakatonga | oma |
| Türkçe | sünger |
| українська | губка |
| اردو | اسفنج |
| o‘zbek | yuvgich |
| Tiếng Việt | bọt biển |
| Èdè Yorùbá | kàyìnkàyìn |
| 粵語 | 海綿 |
| 粤语 | 海绵 |
| 中文 | 海绵 |
| 繁體中文 | 海綿 |
| isiZulu | isipontshi |
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?
- Copy the sponge 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 sponge emoji in?
- The sponge emoji belongs to the Objects category.