Axe Emoji
Objects
A heavy, single-headed axe featuring a sharp metal blade attached to a wooden handle. The tool is shown at an angle, ready to strike, reflecting a classic design used for chopping wood or clearing brush.
Usage Context
Widely used to represent manual labor, forestry, or the act of cutting something down. It frequently appears in discussions about camping, DIY projects, or the idiom 'bury the hatchet.' Users also drop this emoji when talking about being fired from a job, referencing the 'axe' as a metaphor for termination, often alongside 📉.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was introduced to round out the library of essential hardware and trade tools. Its inclusion reflects the long-standing human history of using blades for survival and construction, acting as a direct successor to older, less specific weapon icons.
Details
Glyph
🪓
Unicode
U+1FA93
Shortcode
:emoji_u1fa93:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory tool
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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