Pick emoji meaning

The pick emoji shows a tool with a sharp metal head and a wooden handle. It is designed to represent a real-life pickaxe, which is commonly used for breaking rocks, mining, or digging into tough ground. This emoji is often linked to themes like hard work, perseverance, and discovery. People might use it to talk about mining for resources, finding hidden treasures, or putting in effort to achieve a goal. It can also connect to ideas in gaming, especially in games where players gather materials or dig for resources.

The pick emoji was approved in Unicode 5.2 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/07259