Soap

🧼 is the soap emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bar”, “bathing”, “clean”, and “cleaning”.

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Where household emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Home, cleaning, and everyday-object posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: BAR OF SOAP
CLDR short name: soap
Codepoint: U+1F9FC
Hex: 1F9FC
Emoji version: 11.0
Unicode version: 11.0
First released: 2018
Unicode group: Objects
Unicode subgroup: household
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:soap:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

bar · bathing · clean · cleaning · lather · soap · soapdish

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🧼. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🧼 soap emoji mean?: 🧼 is the soap emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 11.0 (2018). Unicode's keyword list links it with “bar”, “bathing”, “clean”, and “cleaning”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧼?: U+1F9FC, named BAR OF SOAP in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🧼 soap emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 11.0, published in 2018, alongside Unicode 11.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🧼 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “soap”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🧼 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🧼?: On GitHub, type :soap: and it turns into 🧼 — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.