broom Emoji
🧹 · U+1F9F9 · Emoji 11.0
What does the broom emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Literally, 🧹 represents a broom, a common household cleaning tool, whereas figuratively and in slang, it symbolizes cleaning or sweeping away problems, ideas, or emotions, often implying a fresh start or a desire to get rid of something unwanted, and is also used to jokingly suggest someone is being dramatic or trying to sweep an issue under the rug. This emoji can be used to convey a sense of organization, tidiness, and renewal. In a broader sense, 🧹 can represent purification, whether physical, emotional, or mental. Its meaning can vary depending on the context in which it is used.
How the broom emoji is used
In digital communication, 🧹 is often used in texting and social media captions to add a touch of humor or lightheartedness to conversations about cleaning, organization, or overcoming challenges, with a tone that can range from playful to sarcastic, and is particularly popular among younger generations and on visually-oriented platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where it can be used to add a creative flourish to comments and posts. The tone and intent behind the use of 🧹 can differ significantly depending on the platform and the audience, with some using it to express frustration or annoyance, while others use it to convey a sense of empowerment or motivation. On some platforms, 🧹 may be used more frequently or in different ways by certain age groups or communities.
broom emoji examples
- just swept the whole house and i'm feeling so accomplished 🧹
- time to sweep this toxic relationship out of my life 🧹
How to copy the broom emoji
To use the broom emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9F9), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
broom emoji on different platforms
How the broom emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.



broom Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧹 |
| Name | broom |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F9F9 |
| Shortcode | :broom: |
| Emoji version | 11.0 |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
broom Emoji FAQ
Literally, 🧹 represents a broom, a common household cleaning tool, whereas figuratively and in slang, it symbolizes cleaning or sweeping away problems, ideas, or emotions, often implying a fresh start or a desire to get rid of something unwanted, and is also used to jokingly suggest someone is being dramatic or trying to sweep an issue under the rug. This emoji can be used to convey a sense of organization, tidiness, and renewal.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🧹 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F9F9, introduced in Emoji version 11.0 (Unicode 11.0). Its shortcode is :broom:.
People also search for the broom emoji as cleaning, sweeping, witch.