🪵
wood
Unicode: 1FAB5
Description
A brown-colored, circular disc with visible rings, typically representing a tree trunk cut cross-sectionally. It shows the natural concentric growth rings and outer bark.
Group:
Travel & Places > place-building
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral. Generally used in contexts related to nature, construction, or materials.
Backstory
The Log emoji was introduced in Unicode 13.0 (2020) as part of a broader set of emojis representing natural elements, objects, and activities. It aims to provide a more specific visual for wood-related topics than previous more general tree or plant emojis.
Usage Examples
- Talking about wood and carpentry: 'I need to get some logs for the fireplace. 🪵'
- Referring to construction or materials: 'The cabin was built from sturdy logs. 🪵'
- Discussing nature and trees: 'We found a fallen log in the forest. 🪵'
- In gaming or survival contexts: 'Gathering logs to build a shelter. 🪵'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with forestry, woodworking, natural materials, or 'logging' in digital contexts.
East Asian culture:
Similar associations with nature, wood, and sometimes traditional crafts.