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Clamp emoji 🗜️

🗜️ is the clamp: a metal C-clamp or bench vice. It means pressure, squeezing and compression — “under pressure”, tight deadlines, zipped files (developers use it for…

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What the clamp 🗜️ emoji means

🗜️ is the clamp: a metal C-clamp or bench vice. It means pressure, squeezing and compression — “under pressure”, tight deadlines, zipped files (developers use it for compression), woodworking — and holding things together. Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015) with a variation selector. Toolbox: 🔧 wrench, 🔨 hammer, 🪛 screwdriver, 🧰 toolbox; the compressed box 📦 package.

Unicode name: clamp · U+1F5DC U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7 (original set) · group: Objects.

IN A MESSAGEthree deadlines, one week 🗜️ feeling the squeeze

How people use it

  • Pressure: squeezed, stressed
  • Compression: zip files, dev jokes
  • Woodwork: glue-ups
  • Holding together: barely

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
clampU+1F5DC U+FE0FClamp, vice
wrenchU+1F527Wrench
hammerU+1F528Hammer
toolboxU+1F9F0Tools
packageU+1F4E6Compressed

Questions people ask

What does 🗜️ mean?

A clamp — pressure, squeezing, compression.

Is there a zip file emoji?

No; 🗜️ is what developers use.

Why does 🗜 look grey?

It needs its variation selector; copy 🗜️ from this page.

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.

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