What does ⚒️ Hammer and Pick mean?
A hammer and a pick crossed together, a traditional symbol of mining and manual labor. It stands for hard work, building, crafting and industry. People use it for construction projects, workshop updates, maker posts and “working hard” moments, and on some maps the crossed tools mark a mine. Compared with 🛠️, which shows a hammer and wrench, it leans toward heavy labor.
⚒️ Hammer and Pick is an emoji from the Objects category (tools), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
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⚒️ Hammer and Pick on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Hammer and Pick looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Hammer and Pick 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 :hammer_and_pick:.
When was the Hammer and Pick emoji added?
⚒️ Hammer and Pick was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Hammer and Pick. The underlying code (U+2692 U+FE0F) 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.