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Hammer Emoji

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Emoji Overview

Unicode
Code Point
U+1F528
1F528
Emoji Name
hammer
Version
Date Added for Emoji
0.6Initial release
Category
Keywords
hammertoolbuild

🔨 Meaning and Explanation

The 🔨 emoji depicts a common hand tool with a heavy metal head and a handle, used for striking. It represents a hammer, primarily used for driving nails, breaking things, or forging metal.

This emoji commonly symbolizes construction, manual labor, craftsmanship, and force. It can also imply building, fixing, destroying, or a strong impact in a metaphorical sense.

🔨 How to Use

This emoji is commonly used when referring to:

  1. Construction and DIY: To discuss building projects, repairs, or home improvement tasks.
  2. Manual Work: In contexts related to physical labor, craftsmanship, or skilled trades.
  3. Force or Impact: To convey a strong action, a decisive blow, or a powerful statement.
  4. Fixing or Breaking: To imply repairing something or, conversely, dismantling it.
  5. Justice or Authority: Sometimes used metaphorically in legal contexts (e.g., a judge's gavel).

🔨 Cultural Background

Region Common Meaning Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
Global Tool, construction, force Universally understood as the tool.
Figurative Use Building, fixing, destroying, impact Often used metaphorically to describe actions that create, repair, or have a strong effect.
Legal Contexts Justice, authority (gavel) In some contexts, it can subtly allude to a judge's gavel, symbolizing legal decisions or authority.

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