Wastebasket 🗑

🗑 (U+1F5D1) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Wastebasket is part of the Symbols family (block: Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The WASTEBASKET depicts the WASTEBASKET. In messaging and interfaces it can signal that items are being discarded or deleted. Use it to indicate removing a file, message, or option from a list, or to mark something as no longer needed. It can also serve as a visual cue for clearing data or resetting a form. In UI design, place it next to delete actions to help users confirm intent, and in chat it can show a soft, non-urgent step for discarding content without erasing the whole conversation. Across platforms, appearance may differ in color or shape, and some environments may render it in grayscale. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the action and provide a textual alternative for screen readers to avoid ambiguity.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F5D1 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.