Objects · Emoji 18.0
Eraser Emoji
is an eraser. It means “forget I said that” — undoing a mistake, taking something back, or wiping the slate clean.
It shows a classic rubber eraser, the kind from a school pencil case.
- Unicode
- U+1FA8C
- Released
- 2026
- Shortcode
- none yet
- Skin tones
- No
Approved in Emoji 18.0 (2026) and not on phones yet: vendors add new artwork in a system update, usually within a year. Until then it arrives as an empty box. The meanings on this page are the expected ones, drawn from its design and Unicode keywords — nobody can text it yet.
01 — Meaning
What does the Eraser emoji mean?
is an eraser. It means “forget I said that” — undoing a mistake, taking something back, or wiping the slate clean. sits in object emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in pink emojis.People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.
People also look for it as rubber emoji, undo emoji.
02 — Platforms
Eraser emoji: the designs published so far
No phone draws U+1FA8C yet. These are the designs vendors have published ahead of their system updates, and so far they number 2.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Eraser emoji copy and paste
Tap any value to copy it. The character and its escapes are valid in code today; a chat shortcode will appear once Slack and Discord add the emoji.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1FA8C.
04 — How to type
How to type the Eraser emoji
The eraser is not on any keyboard yet. Here is what works in the meantime, and where it will turn up once systems add it.
from this page and paste it. with a system update, not before it. Pasting the character already works.05 — Download
Eraser emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 2. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →06 — Combinations
Eraser emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around eraser for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.
07 — In conversation
What means from a girl or a guy
Nobody has the eraser on a keyboard yet, so these are expected readings rather than observed ones — based on what it shows and how its closest neighbours are used.
is usually a playful retraction — she said too much, picked the wrong photo, changed her mind. Aimed at a person it is colder: that chapter is being rubbed out. is mostly “ignore that last message” — a wrong time, a bad joke, a typo he noticed too late. He also uses it for a reset: old habits gone, clean page., you could reply with: “Already forgotten”, “Too late, I screenshotted it”, or “Fresh start, then.”08 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
Apps add a new emoji on their own schedule. Until they do, U+1FA8C travels fine as a character and shows as an empty box where the artwork is missing.
is an eraser. It means “forget I said that” — undoing a mistake, taking something back, or wiping the slate clean. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to. is not in it yet, so a pasted one arrives as an empty box on both sides. can only be pasted, and most members will see a box. or a box depends on their system, and today almost none can draw it.09 — Related
Emojis similar to the Eraser emoji
Same family (writing) — often confused with eraser or used alongside it.
Objects →Collections belongs to — every one of them
is a different way people go looking for it:
10 — History
Where the Eraser emoji came from
It arrived with the 18.0 release of the standard in 2026, and phones have not caught up with it yet.
Eraser was approved as U+1FA8C and shipped in Emoji 18.0 (2026). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so is redrawn by
Google, OpenMoji.
The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
11 — FAQ
Eraser emoji — questions people actually ask
What does the Eraser emoji mean?
is an eraser. It means “forget I said that” — undoing a mistake, taking something back, or wiping the slate clean.What does mean from a girl?
is usually a playful retraction — she said too much, picked the wrong photo, changed her mind. Aimed at a person it is colder: that chapter is being rubbed out. That is the expected reading: the emoji is not on phones yet, so nobody has texted it for real.What does mean from a guy?
is mostly “ignore that last message” — a wrong time, a bad joke, a typo he noticed too late. He also uses it for a reset: old habits gone, clean page. That is the expected reading: the emoji is not on phones yet, so nobody has texted it for real.How do you reply to the emoji?
, you could reply with: “Already forgotten”, “Too late, I screenshotted it”, or “Fresh start, then.”What else is the emoji called?
What is the Unicode code for ?
How do I copy and paste the emoji?
goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. Until phones add Emoji 18.0, most screens will show an empty box where it lands.When will the Eraser emoji be on iPhone and Android?
shows as an empty box on most screens. Google and OpenMoji have already published artwork for it.