Fire extinguisher emoji meaning

The fire extinguisher emoji represents a handheld device designed to put out small fires. It works by releasing a special substance that can cool down what is burning, cut off the oxygen fueling the fire, or stop the chemical reactions that cause the fire to continue burning. This emoji is often used to talk about safety, being prepared for emergencies, or putting out fires in a literal or metaphorical sense. People might also use it to describe calming down intense situations or resolving conflicts.

The fire extinguisher emoji was approved in Unicode 11.0 and added in Emoji 11.0, see related proposal L2/17113