Ladder emoji 🪜
🪜 is the ladder: a wooden step ladder. It means climbing and progress — the career ladder, ranked-game ladders, “moving up” — and DIY: painting, gutters, changing bulbs.
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What the ladder 🪜 emoji means
🪜 is the ladder: a wooden step ladder. It means climbing and progress — the career ladder, ranked-game ladders, “moving up” — and DIY: painting, gutters, changing bulbs. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Related: 🧗 person climbing, 📈 chart increasing, 🔨 hammer, 🪣 bucket, 🏗️ building construction.
Unicode name: ladder · U+1FA9C · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: Objects.
How people use it
- Progress: career, ranks
- Game ladders: ranked play
- DIY: painting, roofs
- Reaching: high shelves, goals
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ladderU+1FA9C | Climb, progress | |
| person climbingU+1F9D7 | Climbing | |
| chart increasingU+1F4C8 | Going up | |
| hammerU+1F528 | DIY | |
| building constructionU+1F3D7 U+FE0F | Site |
Is there a staircase emoji?
There is no dedicated staircase emoji. When you need to show stairs, steps, or a climb, the ladder emoji 🪜 is a clear substitute. It can represent moving up in a career, climbing a ranking ladder, or a literal do-it-yourself job that needs a step ladder.
- Career talk: “I’m on the next rung of the ladder”
- Game rankings: “Climbed to Diamond this season”
- Home tasks: “Time to fix the gutter, where’s the ladder?”
Questions people ask
What does 🪜 mean?
A ladder — climbing, progress, DIY.
When was 🪜 added?
2020, Emoji 13.0.
What does 🪜 mean from a guy?
He is moving up, or doing jobs around the house.
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.
