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Yarn emoji 🧶

🧶 is yarn: a ball of purple wool with two knitting needles. It is the knitting and crochet emoji — projects, patterns, yarn hauls, “knit night” — and it means cosy…

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What the yarn 🧶 emoji means

🧶 is yarn: a ball of purple wool with two knitting needles. It is the knitting and crochet emoji — projects, patterns, yarn hauls, “knit night” — and it means cosy craft time, a cat’s favourite toy, and “spinning a yarn”. Added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Craft set: 🧵 thread, 🪡 needle; the wool 🐑 sheep; the result 🧣 scarf.

Unicode name: yarn · U+1F9F6 · Emoji 11.0 (2018) · group: Activities.

IN A CAPTIONfinished the cardigan 🧶 only took eleven months

How people use it

  • Knitting and crochet: projects, hauls
  • Cosy crafts: winter hobbies
  • Cats: playing with wool
  • Spinning a yarn: storytelling

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
yarnU+1F9F6Knitting, crochet
threadU+1F9F5Sewing
sewing needleU+1FAA1Needle
eweU+1F411Wool
scarfU+1F9E3The result

Questions people ask

Is there a crochet emoji?

🧶 yarn covers knitting and crochet.

What does 🧶 mean?

Yarn — knitting, crafts, cosy hobbies.

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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