brick Emoji

🧱 · U+1F9F1 · Emoji 11.0

What does the brick emoji mean?

Literally, 🧱 represents a single brick, a common building material, whereas figuratively it can symbolize strength, stability, or something being rock-solid, and in slang, it is often used to express that something is cool or impressive, with some users also employing it to signify a brick-like, unyielding stubbornness or a hard, unemotional demeanor. This dichotomy between literal and figurative meanings allows the 🧱 emoji to convey a range of ideas, from construction and architecture to emotional states and personal characteristics. In certain contexts, 🧱 can also be used to represent a brick wall, signifying obstacles or barriers. Overall, the 🧱 emoji's meaning is multifaceted and highly dependent on the situation in which it is used.

How the brick emoji is used

On construction or architecture-related forums and discussions, the 🧱 emoji is used more literally, to represent building materials or to discuss structural aspects of a project. Its usage also extends to comments sections, where it might be used to express admiration for a well-built argument or a solid piece of work.

brick emoji examples

How to copy the brick emoji

To use the brick 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+1F9F1), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.

Also known as

bricksclaymortarwallbrick emoji

brick emoji on different platforms

How the brick emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.

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Your device
Twitter / X (Twemoji) design
Twitter / X (Twemoji)
Google Noto Color Emoji design
Google Noto Color Emoji
OpenMoji design
OpenMoji

brick Emoji Details

Emoji🧱
Namebrick
CategoryTravel & Places
CodepointsU+1F9F1
Shortcode:bricks:
SourcesUnicode emoji list Β· codepoints.net
Emoji version11.0 (2018)

brick Emoji FAQ

What is the brick emoji Unicode codepoint?

It is U+1F9F1, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :bricks:.

What are other names for the brick emoji?

People also search for the brick emoji as bricks, clay, mortar, wall.

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