brick

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brick

Represents a brick or brick wall, used for construction, renovation, or cityscape themes. Figuratively, it can symbolize something strong and solid, or occasionally a barrier or heavy burden.

  • You’re posting a photo of an old red-brick street.

    The sunlight on these walls feels kinda nostalgic 🧱

Unicode
U+1F9F1
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version
E11.0
General

Sometimes stands for steady progress or hard work, as in “brick by brick.”

Cross-cultural

In some Japanese memes or comics, a brick can appear as a funny “punishment” prop—like someone getting bonked for doing something silly.

Heads-up

Avoid using it in serious or formal chats; it may look random or even suggest something negative like being “hit.”

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