Hole Emoji
Smileys
A dark, circular void depicting a deep opening in the ground. The gradient shading gives it a sense of bottomless depth, making it look like a physical gap or a portal in a flat surface.
Usage Context
Frequently used to express feelings of being overwhelmed, emptiness, or a desire to disappear into the ground. It is also a go-to choice for visual metaphors involving 'falling into a trap' or becoming obsessed with a niche topic, often paired with the rabbit emoji to reference the classic 'down the rabbit hole' trope.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, this emoji was introduced alongside a variety of other objects to help users express abstract concepts or states of mind that didn't fit into the standard smiley face categories.
Details
Glyph
🕳
Unicode
U+1F573
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f573:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory emotion
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
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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