yarn
yarn meaning
A ball of yarn with needles. It stands for knitting, crochet and wool crafts, which have had an enormous resurgence — knitting is now as likely to be a young person's hobby as an old one.
Meaning
A ball of yarn with needles. It stands for knitting, crochet and wool crafts, which have had an enormous resurgence — knitting is now as likely to be a young person's hobby as an old one. It appears in craft contexts, and it carries an unshakeable association with cats, for reasons anyone who has left a ball of wool unattended will understand.
How to use it
- Knitting through the entire winter 🧶
- The cat has claimed the yarn 🧶
- Crochet is having a serious moment 🧶
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).
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | wol |
| አማርኛ | የስፌት ክር |
| العربية | خيط حياكة |
| অসমীয়া | ৰচি |
| azərbaycan | iplik |
| башҡорт | йөн йомғағы |
| беларуская | пража |
| български | прежда |
| বাংলা | সুতো |
| bosanski | predivo |
| català | llana |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎤᏩᏂ ᎠᏍᏘ |
| čeština | klubíčko |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫӑмха |
| Cymraeg | edau |
| Deutsch | Wollknäuel |
| dolnoserbšćina | kłubašk wałmy |
| Ελληνικά | κουβάρι |
| English | yarn |
| español | ovillo |
| eesti | lõng |
| euskara | harilko |
| فارسی | نخ بافندگی |
| suomi | lankakerä |
| Filipino | yarn |
| føroyskt | tógv |
| français | fil |
| Gaeilge | abhras |
| Gàidhlig | snàth |
| galego | nobelo |
| ગુજરાતી | સૂતર |
| Hausa | ƙwallon zare |
| עברית | צמר |
| हिन्दी | सूत |
| hrvatski | klupko vune |
| hornjoserbšćina | kłubach wołmy |
| magyar | fonál |
| հայերեն | մանվածք |
| Indonesia | gulungan benang |
| íslenska | garn |
| italiano | gomitolo |
| 日本語 | 毛糸 |
| Jawa | bolah |
| ქართული | ძაფის გორგალი |
| қазақ тілі | иірімжіп |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءيىرىمجىپ |
| ខ្មែរ | ដុំសរសៃអំបោះ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ನೂಲು |
| 한국어 | 실뭉치 |
| कोंकणी | दोर |
| кыргызча | ийрилген жип |
| ລາວ | ກໍ້ດ້າຍ |
| lietuvių | siūlų kamuolys |
| latviešu | dzija |
| македонски | предиво |
| മലയാളം | ചണം |
| монгол | нэхмэлийн утас |
| मराठी | यार्न |
| Melayu | yarn |
| မြန်မာ | ချည်ခင် |
| नेपाली | कातेको धागो |
| Nederlands | wol |
| norsk | garn |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କ୍ରକେଟ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਊਨੀ ਧਾਗਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tred Wé Dẹm De Ték Mék Klọt |
| polski | włóczka |
| پښتو | مزی |
| português | novelo |
| rumantsch | chanè da launa |
| română | fir textil |
| русский | клубок |
| سنڌي | يارن |
| တႆး | ပူၼ်းမႆ |
| සිංහල | කැටිනූල් |
| slovenčina | klbko |
| slovenščina | preja |
| Soomaali | tidcidda |
| shqip | fill |
| српски | предиво |
| srpski | predivo |
| svenska | garn |
| Kiswahili | uzi uliosokotwa |
| தமிழ் | நூல்கண்டு |
| తెలుగు | నూలు |
| ไทย | ไหมพรม |
| ትግርኛ | ፈትሊታት |
| türkmen dili | ýumak |
| lea fakatonga | filo lalanga |
| Türkçe | iplik yumağı |
| українська | пряжа |
| اردو | اونی دھاگہ |
| o‘zbek | o‘ram |
| Tiếng Việt | sợi |
| Èdè Yorùbá | asọ |
| 粵語 | 冷球 |
| 粤语 | 冷球 |
| 中文 | 毛线 |
| 繁體中文 | 毛線球 |
| isiZulu | yarn |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9F6
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :yarn:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the yarn emoji (🧶) mean?
- A ball of yarn with needles. It stands for knitting, crochet and wool crafts, which have had an enormous resurgence — knitting is now as likely to be a young person's hobby as an old one.
- How do you type the yarn emoji?
- Copy the yarn 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 yarn emoji in?
- The yarn emoji belongs to the Activities category.
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