Broom emoji 🧹
🧹 is the broom: a straw broom with a wooden handle. It means sweeping and cleaning — spring cleans, “clean sweep” in sport, sweeping something under the rug — and the…
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What the broom 🧹 emoji means
🧹 is the broom: a straw broom with a wooden handle. It means sweeping and cleaning — spring cleans, “clean sweep” in sport, sweeping something under the rug — and the witch’s broomstick at Halloween and in Quidditch. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Cleaning set: 🧼 soap, 🧽 sponge, 🧺 basket; the witch 🧙♀️ witch.
Unicode name: broom · U+1F9F9 · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- Cleaning: sweeping, spring cleans
- Clean sweep: winning everything
- Witches: Halloween, Harry Potter
- Sweeping under the rug: hiding problems
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| broomU+1F9F9 | Sweeping, witch’s broom | |
| soapU+1F9FC | Cleaning | |
| spongeU+1F9FD | Scrubbing | |
| woman mageU+1F9D9 U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F | Witch | |
| wastebasketU+1F5D1 U+FE0F | Trash |
Using 🧹 as a clean up emoji
When you need a broom for tidying up, 🧹 gets straight to the point. It works for tidying a room or clearing out clutter. A simple “time to clean up 🧹” tells the group chat you are about to get busy.
You can team it with other household emoji like soap emoji 🧼 or sponge emoji 🧽 to show a full cleaning session. For a bigger clear-out, wastebasket emoji 🗑️ fits the mood.
You might use it in a “clean up your act” joke — sending a broom emoji after someone makes a mess is a light-hearted nudge.
Questions people ask
What does 🧹 mean?
A broom — cleaning, a clean sweep, or a witch’s broomstick.
When was 🧹 added?
2018, Emoji 11.0.
Which emoji for Quidditch?
🧹 with ⚡ or 🪄.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
