✂️

Scissors

  • trimming
  • scissors
U+2702-FE0F

The scissors emoji, whose Unicode name is “scissors”, is part of the Objects group. It is closely tied to trimming and scissors, which is what people usually have in mind when they search for it. Scored 58 out of 100, it falls in the Neutral range.

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1. Scissors emoji attributes

Symbol
✂️
Name
Scissors
English name
scissors
Unicode code point
U+2702-FE0F
HTML entity
&#x2702-FE0F;
Decimal
✂
Keywords
trimming, scissors
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Size
Background
512 × 512 PNG · transparent background

2. Scissors emoji meaning

The ✂️ scissors emoji is one of the books, stationery, and schedule supplies, a fairly widely used type in the emoji collection. It refers to stationery or expresses noting things down and filing, concrete and easy to identify. In a reply it saves typing, and in a main text it strengthens the tone.

In everyday chat, the scissors (✂️) usually appears alongside words about trimming and scissors. A few words of text make the intent clearer than the symbol on its own.

3. Scissors emoji sentiment

Neutral
58 / 100

Scored 58 out of 100, this emoji sits in the Neutral range. Because the tone is level, it is easy to combine with either good or bad news.

A higher score means a more positive feeling; scores near 50 are neutral.

4. Scissors emoji examples

  • 1Gift wrapped and ready ✂️
  • 2Packed and ready to go ✂️
  • 3Charging overnight ✂️

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