🧹 broom Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste

What Does the broom Emoji 🧹 Mean?

A traditional straw broom with a wooden handle — sweeping into the chat. Added in Unicode 11.0 (2018), the broom emoji shows up in posts about cleaning days, spring cleaning, household chores, and 'sweeping up' literally or figuratively. People use it for Halloween and witch-themed content (it doubles as a witch's broom), Quidditch references, and Harry Potter posts.

It's also a favorite metaphor — 'sweeping the competition 🧹,' a clean sweep in sports, 'sweeping this under the rug,' or 'cleaning house' at work. Marie Kondo fans, decluttering communities, and the 'cleaning-as-self-care' movement all use it heavily. CleanTok creators have made it iconic.

It also covers magical themes — flying broomsticks, witches, and autumn vibes. Whether you're posting your weekend chore list, celebrating a sports sweep, or summoning a little witchy energy, this broom does it all. Wicked, Hocus Pocus, and Halloween creators use it relentlessly each October.

It also pops up in cleaning-influencer content from accounts like Mrs. Hinch and Vanesa Amaro, who built empires on tidiness.