Scissors emoji meaning

The scissors emoji shows a pair of open scissors, designed to look like the real tool used for cutting. It often stands for activities like cutting paper, fabric, or hair, as well as creative tasks such as tailoring or crafting. People also use this emoji to symbolize the idea of dividing, trimming, or removing something in a general sense. Depending on the platform, the design of the emoji may vary slightly, but it typically looks like a classic pair of scissors with two blades and handles. It serves as a helpful visual for expressing cutting or editing in both literal and symbolic ways.

The scissors emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/14093