What does 🪓 Axe mean?
An axe with a wooden handle, used for chopping wood. It stands for lumberjacks, camping, firewood and cabin life. Figuratively, getting “the axe” means being fired or having a project cancelled, so people use 🪓 when a show gets axed or budgets are slashed. It can also suggest cutting something out decisively, and it appears in horror and fantasy contexts.
🪓 Axe is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about ax, chop, hatchet, split and wood.
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🪓 Axe on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Axe looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Axe emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🪓 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :axe:.
When was the Axe emoji added?
🪓 Axe was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🪓 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Axe. The underlying code (U+1FA93) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.