yarn Emoji
🧶 · U+1F9F6 · Emoji 11.0
What does the yarn emoji mean?
When crafting or DIY projects come up in conversation, individuals often reach for the 🧶 emoji to represent yarn, which is a direct reference to the thread or string used for knitting, sewing, or other textile crafts, and is also used figuratively to describe something that is intricate or complex, like a yarn of a story, while in slang, it can refer to a tale or a lie, as in spinning a yarn, and is often used to convey a sense of creativity or handmade quality.
yarn emoji examples
- just started knitting a new scarf 🧶
- my grandma used to spin her own yarn 🧶 and make the most beautiful sweaters
How to copy the yarn emoji
To use the yarn 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+1F9F6), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
yarn emoji on different platforms
How the yarn 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.
yarn Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧶 |
| Name | yarn |
| Category | Activities |
| Codepoints | U+1F9F6 |
| Shortcode | :yarn: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 11.0 (2018) |
yarn Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9F6, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :yarn:.
People also search for the yarn emoji as ball, crochet, knit.