🛒
shopping cart
Unicode: 1F6D2
Description
A shopping trolley, also known as a shopping cart, typically depicted as a metal cart with four wheels. It often shows a basket section for groceries.
Group:
Objects > household
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, utilitarian. Represents shopping activity or a shopping destination.
Backstory
The shopping cart emoji was introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. Its inclusion reflects the ubiquity of shopping carts in physical retail environments and its growing importance as an icon in digital commerce and online shopping interfaces.
Usage Examples
- Indicating a shopping trip: 'Time to hit the grocery store 🛒'
- Representing an online shopping cart: 'I've added a few items to my 🛒'
- Discussing retail or consumerism: 'The future of retail is changing 🛒'
- Marketing or e-commerce context: 'Click here to view your 🛒'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly understood as a 'shopping cart' or 'shopping trolley' for retail purposes.
Global online retail:
Universally recognized as an icon for an e-commerce 'cart' or 'bag' where items are collected before checkout.