U+1F477 · emoji since 2010
The construction worker in a hard hat builds and repairs. It means building sites, manual labor, and getting hands-on with a job.
It marks work in progress and skilled trades, the dependable figure behind every site and structure.
In texting, 👷 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 👷 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Construction Worker emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the construction worker emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 👷 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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