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Toolbox emoji 🧰

🧰 is the toolbox: a red metal case. It means tools and being prepared — DIY weekends, handymen, a “toolkit” of skills or resources, developer toolkits — and fixing…

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What the toolbox 🧰 emoji means

🧰 is the toolbox: a red metal case. It means tools and being prepared — DIY weekends, handymen, a “toolkit” of skills or resources, developer toolkits — and fixing things in general. It is sometimes mistaken for a first-aid kit, which is what the red cross on 🩹 or 🏥 covers. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Inside it: 🔧 wrench, 🔨 hammer, 🪛 screwdriver, 🪚 saw, 🛠️ hammer and wrench.

Unicode name: toolbox · U+1F9F0 · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Objects.

IN A MESSAGEnew flat, new 🧰 first job: the wobbly shelf

How people use it

  • DIY: repairs, projects
  • Toolkit: skills, resources, software
  • Handymen: trades
  • Prepared: having what you need

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
toolboxU+1F9F0Toolbox, toolkit
wrenchU+1F527Wrench
hammerU+1F528Hammer
screwdriverU+1FA9BScrewdriver
hammer and wrenchU+1F6E0 U+FE0FTools

Questions people ask

What does 🧰 mean?

A toolbox — DIY, tools, a toolkit of resources.

Is 🧰 a first aid kit?

No; it is a toolbox. There is no first aid kit emoji.

When was 🧰 added?

2018, Emoji 11.0.

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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