What does 🧼 Soap mean?
A bar of soap. It stands for washing, cleanliness, hygiene and handwashing. People use it for reminders to wash hands, cleaning routines and fresh, clean vibes. It can also mean cleaning up your act or washing your hands of something. Soap opera fans sometimes borrow it too. Pair it with 🫧 for extra suds and sparkle.
🧼 Soap is an emoji from the Objects category (household items), added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018. People use it in messages about bar, bathing, clean, cleaning, lather and soapdish.
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🧼 Soap on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Soap looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Soap 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 :soap:.
When was the Soap emoji added?
🧼 Soap was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018. 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 Soap. The underlying code (U+1F9FC) 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.