wastebasket
wastebasket meaning
A wastepaper basket. It means throwing something away, and in computing it is the trash or recycle bin — the icon you drag things onto to delete them. Figuratively it means discarding an idea, a draft or a plan.
Meaning
A wastepaper basket. It means throwing something away, and in computing it is the trash or recycle bin — the icon you drag things onto to delete them. Figuratively it means discarding an idea, a draft or a plan. It is one of the most functional emoji available and it appears constantly in the context of abandoning things.
How to use it
- That whole draft went in the bin 🗑️
- Deleted, permanently 🗑️
- Binning the plan and starting again 🗑️
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 | snippermandjie |
| አማርኛ | የቆሻሻ መጣያ |
| العربية | سلة نفايات |
| অসমীয়া | ৱেষ্টবাস্কেট |
| azərbaycan | zibilqabı |
| башҡорт | сүп-сар кәрзине |
| беларуская | кошык для смецця |
| български | кошче |
| বাংলা | নোংরা ফেলার ঝুড়ি |
| bosanski | korpa za otpatke |
| català | paperera |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏲᏩᏗᏅᏗ ᏔᎷᏣ |
| čeština | odpadkový koš |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫӳп-ҫап витри |
| Cymraeg | bin sbwriel |
| Deutsch | Papierkorb |
| dolnoserbšćina | papjernik |
| Ελληνικά | καλάθι αχρήστων |
| English | wastebasket |
| español | papelera |
| eesti | prügikorv |
| euskara | zakarrontzia |
| فارسی | سطل کاغذ باطله |
| suomi | roskakori |
| Filipino | basurahan |
| føroyskt | pappírskurv |
| français | corbeille à papiers |
| Gaeilge | bosca bruscair |
| Gàidhlig | bogsa-sgudail |
| galego | papeleira |
| ગુજરાતી | કચરાપેટી |
| Hausa | kwandon shara |
| עברית | סל ניירות |
| हिन्दी | कचरा पेटी |
| hrvatski | koš za smeće |
| hornjoserbšćina | papjernik |
| magyar | papírkosár |
| հայերեն | աղբաման |
| Indonesia | keranjang sampah |
| íslenska | ruslakarfa |
| italiano | cestino |
| 日本語 | ごみ箱 |
| Jawa | kranjang sampah |
| ქართული | სანაგვე ურნა |
| қазақ тілі | қоқыс себеті |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قوقىس سەبەتى |
| ខ្មែរ | កន្ត្រកដាក់សំរាម |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಳಪೆ ಕಾಗದ ಬುಟ್ಟಿ |
| 한국어 | 쓰레기통 |
| कोंकणी | कोयराबालदी |
| кыргызча | таштанды кутусу |
| ລາວ | ກະຕ່າຂີ້ເຫຍື້ອ |
| lietuvių | šiukšliadėžė |
| latviešu | atkritumu grozs |
| македонски | корпа за отпадоци |
| മലയാളം | ചവറ്റുകുട്ട |
| монгол | хогийн сав |
| मराठी | कचरापेटी |
| Melayu | tong sampah |
| မြန်မာ | အမှိုက်ခြင်း |
| नेपाली | फोहोर फाल्ने डालो |
| Nederlands | prullenmand |
| norsk | papirkurv |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଆବର୍ଜନା ବୋଝ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਰੱਦ ਦੀ ਟੋਕਰੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Wést Pépá Báskẹt |
| polski | kosz na śmieci |
| پښتو | د ضایع ټوکر |
| português | lixeira |
| rumantsch | chanaster da palpiri |
| română | coș de gunoi |
| русский | корзина для мусора |
| سنڌي | ڪچري جي ٽوڪري |
| တႆး | သွင်းယုၵ်းယၵ်း |
| සිංහල | අපද්රව්ය කූඩය |
| slovenčina | odpadkový kôš |
| slovenščina | koš za smeti |
| Soomaali | caaga xashiishka |
| shqip | kosh basketbolli |
| српски | корпа за ђубре |
| srpski | korpa za đubre |
| svenska | papperskorg |
| Kiswahili | ndoo la taka |
| தமிழ் | குப்பைத் தொட்டி |
| తెలుగు | చెత్త బుట్ట |
| ไทย | ตะกร้าขยะ |
| ትግርኛ | መሶብ ጎሓፍ |
| türkmen dili | zibil bedresi |
| lea fakatonga | kapa veve |
| Türkçe | çöp sepeti |
| українська | сміттєвий кошик |
| اردو | ردی کی ٹوکری |
| o‘zbek | qog‘oz chiqitdoni |
| Tiếng Việt | sọt rác |
| Èdè Yorùbá | apẹ̀rẹ̀ ìdalè̩sí |
| 粵語 | 廢紙簍 |
| 粤语 | 废纸篓 |
| 中文 | 垃圾桶 |
| 繁體中文 | 廢紙簍 |
| isiZulu | ubhasikidi wezibi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F5D1 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :trashcan: :wastebasket:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the wastebasket emoji (🗑️) mean?
- A wastepaper basket. It means throwing something away, and in computing it is the trash or recycle bin — the icon you drag things onto to delete them. Figuratively it means discarding an idea, a draft or a plan.
- How do you type the wastebasket emoji?
- Copy the wastebasket 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 wastebasket emoji in?
- The wastebasket emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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