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Screwdriver emoji 🪛: screwdriver 🪛
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Screwdriver emoji 🪛

🪛 is the screwdriver: a flat-head screwdriver with a coloured handle. It means fixing and assembling — IKEA furniture, repairs, tinkering with electronics, “needs a few…

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What the screwdriver 🪛 emoji means

🪛 is the screwdriver: a flat-head screwdriver with a coloured handle. It means fixing and assembling — IKEA furniture, repairs, tinkering with electronics, “needs a few screws tightened” — and screws themselves, since 🔩 is the nut and bolt. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Toolbox: 🔧 wrench, 🔨 hammer, 🪚 saw, 🧰 toolbox.

Unicode name: screwdriver · U+1FA9B · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: Objects.

IN A MESSAGEIKEA wardrobe: 4 hours, 1 leftover screw 🪛 we don’t talk about it

How people use it

  • Assembly: flat-pack furniture
  • Repairs: fixing things
  • Tinkering: electronics, PCs
  • Screw loose: the joke

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
screwdriverU+1FA9BScrewdriver
wrenchU+1F527Spanner
hammerU+1F528Hammer
nut and boltU+1F529Hardware
carpentry sawU+1FA9ASaw

Questions people ask

What does 🪛 mean?

A screwdriver — assembling, fixing, tinkering.

Is there a screw emoji?

🔩 nut and bolt is the closest; 🪛 is the tool.

When was 🪛 added?

2020, Emoji 13.0.

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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