A sewing needle and thread, used for sewing or stitching. Emoji
Activities
A silver-colored sewing needle with a long, vibrant thread trailing through its eye. It shows the sharp tip of the needle mid-action, ready to pierce fabric for repair or creation.
Usage Context
Used to talk about mending clothes, quilting, or general craft projects. It frequently appears in discussions about tailoring or fashion design and is often used alongside 🧵 when discussing knitting or textile arts.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, the needle and thread was introduced to fill a gap in the representation of hobbyist and trade-based crafts, which had become increasingly popular in online DIY communities.
Details
Glyph
🪡
Unicode
U+1FAA1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1faa1:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Activities
Subcategory arts & crafts
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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