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Shovel
The Shovel emoji depicts a hand tool with a broad blade or scoop attached to a handle, used for digging, lifting, and moving materials like soil, snow, or coal. Its primary meaning relates to diggin...
Meaning & Usage
The Shovel emoji depicts a hand tool with a broad blade or scoop attached to a handle, used for digging, lifting, and moving materials like soil, snow, or coal. Its primary meaning relates to digging, construction, gardening, and hard work. It can also be used metaphorically to represent uncovering secrets, 'digging' into a topic, or even cleaning up a mess. The Shovel emoji was introduced in Unicode 16.0 in 2024, adding to the collection of tools and implements available in the emoji set.
Usage Contexts
Construction or manual labor
He's out there working hard with his shovel.
Uncovering or investigating something
Let's dig deep and find the truth!
Cleaning up a mess (literal or figurative)
I need to shovel all this snow!
Mining or archaeology
Off to the mine for a long day of work
Platform Appearances
Noto Animated
Apache 2.0
ℹ️ All images shown are from open-licensed sources (Apache 2.0, MIT, CC-BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0) and are free to use.
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Kürek
Türkçe
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Pelle
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ဂေါ်ပြား
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Pacul
Jawa
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Şovel
Kurdî
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Pala
Filipino
Usage Tips
Combine with other emojis
Use the Shovel emoji with other emojis like 🪴 (plant), 🧱 (brick), or ❄️ (snowflake) to create more specific messages.
Use metaphorically
Don't limit the Shovel emoji to literal digging. Use it to represent uncovering information or dealing with difficult situations.
Consider cultural context
The meaning of the shovel may vary slightly depending on cultural context. Be mindful of your audience.
Developer Codes
U+1FA8F
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