Broom Emoji

Objects

A classic straw-bristled broom with a wooden handle, angled as if resting against a wall or mid-sweep. It features a bunch of stiff, golden-brown bristles tied securely to a long, sturdy pole.

Usage Context

Used to represent household chores, tidying up, or getting rid of clutter. It is frequently sent when someone is spring cleaning, prepping for guests, or joking about 'sweeping' away problems. During the Halloween season, it acts as a shorthand for witches and magical flight, often appearing alongside 🧙 or 🎃.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of Emoji 11.0, the broom filled a long-standing gap for household chore iconography. Its design draws from traditional household tools that have remained largely unchanged for centuries, mirroring how standard objects were digitized to provide more expressive, grounded communication in chat apps.

Details

Glyph

🧹

Unicode

U+1F9F9

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9f9:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDF9;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory household

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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