Sponge emoji meaning

The sponge emoji shows a sponge, usually portrayed in yellow with darker details to highlight its textured, porous surface. This emoji is often used to symbolize cleaning, scrubbing, absorbing liquids, or general tasks related to tidying up and maintenance. It can also be associated with household chores or anything involving soaking up messes or washing surfaces. The sponge is a tool that helps keep things clean, making this emoji useful for conversations about cleanliness and organization.

The sponge emoji was approved in Unicode 11.0 and added in Emoji 11.0, see related proposal L2/17260