Meaning
A pair of scissors, typically used to represent cutting, tools, haircuts, or arts and crafts.
Category: Objects
✂️scissors
✂️ scissors belongs to Objects. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.
Aliases
:scissors:
Keywords
cutcuttingpapertoolscissors
What does ✂️ scissors mean?
The scissors emoji depicts a standard pair of cutting shears, usually angled to show the open blades. It is often used in contexts involving arts and crafts, haircuts, or general cutting tasks. Depending on context, it can also metaphorically suggest cutting ties, removing something, or ending a situation.
Often used for
- Discussing a haircut or hair appointment
- Talking about arts, crafts, or school projects
- Mentioning cutting paper, coupons, or fabric
- Metaphorically referring to cutting ties or removing something from one's life
Tone: The emoji is generally neutral and literal, though it can occasionally carry a slightly dramatic tone when used metaphorically to represent ending a relationship or removing oneself from a situation.
Illustrative message examples with ✂️
These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.
- finally getting my hair cut today ✂️
- need to bring ✂️ for the craft project tomorrow
- cutting ties with that group chat ✂️
- can someone bring ✂️ to the office? need to open this package
- just cut out all the coupons for the grocery run ✂️
Combos, text art & scenes with ✂️
Related text art & kaomoji
( ＾◡＾)っ✂╰⋃╯
(＾◡＾)っ✂╰⋃╯
( ⚆ᵕ⚆)っ✂╰⋃╯
( ＾◡＾)っ✂❤
( ＾◡＾) っ✂╰⋃╯
(^ ◡ ^) っ ✂╰⋃╯
✂️scissorhood✂️
🧵🪡🧶✂️
✂️🏷️
💈✂
🍒👙👕✂️
(ツ)_/ ̄✂╰⋃╯
How ✂️ scissors looks
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✂️ scissors codes for developers
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| Emoji | ✂️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode codepoints | U+2702 U+FE0F | |
| HTML (decimal) | ✂️ | |
| HTML (hex) | ✂️ | |
| CSS | \2702\FE0F | |
| JavaScript | \u{2702}\u{FE0F} | |
| JSON | \u2702\uFE0F | |
| URL encoded | %E2%9C%82%EF%B8%8F | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :scissors: |
✂️ in other languages
SpanishtijerasFrenchciseauxGermanSchereItalianforbiciPortuguesetesouraRussianножницыJapaneseはさみKorean가위Chinese剪刀LithuanianžirklėsPolishnożyczki
Source: Unicode CLDR
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