Shovel is an emoji from the Objects category. Its Unicode code point is U+1FA8F and it was released in Emoji 16.0 (2024). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does Shovel mean?
The Shovel emoji belongs to the tools group of the Objects category. People often use it in messages about bury, dig, garden, hole and plant. It was added in Emoji 16.0 (2024), so it is one of the newest emojis — older phones and computers may show an empty box until they are updated. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :shovel: to insert it.
Shovel emoji codes
| Emoji | |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1FA8F |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🪏 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🪏 |
| CSS | \1FA8F |
| JavaScript | \u{1FA8F} |
| Python | \U0001FA8F |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%AA%8F |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F AA 8F |
| Shortcode | :shovel: |
How to type on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “shovel”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “shovel”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “shovel”.
- HTML: write
🪏in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Shovel keywords
- bury
- dig
- garden
- hole
- plant
- scoop
- snow
- spade
Frequently asked questions
What does mean?
The Shovel emoji belongs to the tools group of the Objects category. People often use it in messages about bury, dig, garden, hole and plant. It was added in Emoji 16.0 (2024), so it is one of the newest emojis — older phones and computers may show an empty box until they are updated. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :shovel: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Shovel emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was Shovel added to Unicode?
Shovel was released as part of Emoji 16.0 in 2024.
Related Tools emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.