A spool of thread used for sewing or stitching. Emoji

Activities

A wooden spool wrapped in colorful thread with a short tail hanging off the side. This icon represents the fundamental material used in sewing, embroidery, and textile repairs.

Usage Context

Frequently used to represent hobbies like knitting, quilting, or clothing repair. It is the go-to image for discussing DIY projects or tagging craft-related content alongside 🪡. It also appears in discussions about 'unspooling' a long thread of thought or a complicated story on social media.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018, this emoji was introduced as part of the expansion of hobby and craft icons. Its inclusion reflects the rise of the maker movement and the surge in online communities dedicated to handicraft tutorials.

Details

Glyph

🧵

Unicode

U+1F9F5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9f5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDF5;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Activities

Subcategory arts & crafts

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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