🧹 Broom

🧹 Broom is one of the household items in Unicode's Objects group. Typical contexts are cleaning, sweeping and witch.

🧹 fits messaging apps, social networks and anywhere a short visual cue helps. On SmileyZone it is filed under Household Items. The character has been part of the standard since 2018 (Emoji 11.0). Its code point is U+1F9F9.

• 🧹 on its own already flags the topic: cleaning.
• 🧹✨ – Tidying up, decluttering, spring cleaning.
• Often seen near 🧴 Lotion Bottle, 🧷 Safety Pin and 🧺 Basket.

The broom is far more than a cleaning tool. In Japan, standing one upright is a hint to guests – a polite invitation to leave. In Italy, brooms at the door are said to keep witches out, since they would first have to count every bristle.

In the Befana tradition an old woman on a broomstick brings the presents on 6 January. And across parts of Eastern Europe it is unlucky to sweep over someone’s feet.

• 🧹✨ – Tidying up, decluttering, spring cleaning.
• 🧹🫧 – Broom and Bubbles
• 🧹🪤 – Broom with Mouse Trap
• 🧹🪥 – Broom plus Toothbrush
• 🧹🚿 – Broom and Shower
• 🧹🧴 – Broom with Lotion Bottle

Easy to mix up with 🧴 Lotion Bottle, 🧷 Safety Pin or 🧺 Basket. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.