🪏 Shovel

🪏 Shovel is one of the tools in Unicode's Objects group. Typical contexts are bury, dig, garden and hole. Further official keywords are plant, scoop, snow and spade.

🪏 works in messages, comments, captions and profile names. On SmileyZone it is filed under Music and Instruments. It joined the standard with Emoji 16.0 in 2024, so support on current devices is reliable. On older phones and operating systems it may still show as an empty box. Its code point is U+1FA8F.

• 🪏 on its own already flags the topic: bury.
• Fits messages about bury, dig, garden and hole.
• Often seen near 🪜 Ladder, 🧲 Magnet and 🧰 Toolbox.

• 🪏🪜 – Shovel and Ladder
• 🪏🔗 – Shovel with Link
• 🪏🔩 – Shovel plus Nut and Bolt
• 🪏🧲 – Shovel and Magnet
• 🪏⛓️ – Shovel with Chains
• 🪏⚙️ – Shovel plus Gear
• 🪏🦯 – Shovel and White Cane
• 🪏🧰 – Shovel with Toolbox

Easy to mix up with 🪜 Ladder, 🧲 Magnet or 🧰 Toolbox. They sit in the same Unicode subgroup and look similar at small sizes, so it is worth checking the name before sending.