Sponge Emoji

Objects

A yellow, rectangular sponge depicted with a porous, textured surface. It is the go-to representation for dishwashing tools, household scrubbers, or tasks that involve soaking up spills.

Usage Context

Use this to indicate you are cleaning up a mess, doing chores, or getting ready to wash dishes. It is frequently sent alongside 🧼 or 🪣 to emphasize a focus on hygiene and home maintenance.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was introduced as part of the push to represent everyday household objects in digital communication. It quickly gained traction as a shorthand for scrubbing away mistakes or handling dirty work.

Details

Glyph

🧽

Unicode

U+1F9FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDFD;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory household

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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