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🗜️clamp

🗜️ clamp belongs to Objects. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

A mechanical clamp or vise, often used to represent holding things tightly, woodworking, or mechanical tools.

Aliases

:clamp:

Keywords

compresstoolviceclamp

What does 🗜️ clamp mean?

The clamp emoji depicts a C-clamp or vise, a tool used to hold objects firmly in place. It is often used in conversations about woodworking, metalworking, or DIY home repair. Depending on context, it can also metaphorically represent feeling squeezed, pressured, or holding onto something tightly.

Often used for

Discussing woodworking or metalworking projects
Talking about DIY home repairs or construction
Metaphorically expressing feeling squeezed or under pressure
Referring to holding something tightly in place

Tone: Because it is a niche tool, it is usually taken literally. When used metaphorically to express pressure, it can carry a slightly stressful or overwhelmed tone.

Illustrative message examples with 🗜️

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

need to borrow a clamp for the glue up tonight
work has me feeling like i'm in a vise lately 🗜️
finally got the wood pieces secured 🗜️
make sure you clamp that down before drilling
my head is pounding, feels like it's in a clamp 🗜️

How 🗜️ clamp looks

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🗜️ clamp codes for developers

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Emoji	`🗜️`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F5DC U+FE0F`
HTML (decimal)	`🗜️`
HTML (hex)	`🗜️`
CSS	`\1F5DC\FE0F`
JavaScript	`\u{1F5DC}\u{FE0F}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDDDC\uFE0F`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%97%9C%EF%B8%8F`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:clamp:`