🩼 Crutch

Meaning of 🩼 Crutch Emoji

The emoji 🩼 “Crutch” represents a medical crutch used by patients with leg injuries and people with special needs. The symbol was approved by the Unicode Standard 14.0 Version in 2021.

The 🩼 “Crutch” emoji is usually used when talking about physical limitations, such as lack of mobility, disability, leg damage and injury, as well as in situations involving problem solving, help and support.

You can use the emoji literally to indicate an injury of the 🦵 Leg or 🦶 Foot, temporary disability, or disability. For instance, let your friends know that you can’t go with them to the countryside because you slipped and broke your leg. Complement the story with a sad emoji. In particular, it could be 😞 “Disappointed face”, 😢 “Crying face” or 😧 “Sad face” emojis.

Also use the emoji metaphorically as a symbol of help or to describe a substitute for something. For example, if you are a 👨‍💻 Software engineer, share with your coworkers that you had to use a 🩼 crutch in the code to get the application to work correctly. And in the English-speaking community, send a 🩼 crutch along with the words “Break a leg!” when wishing good luck to somebody.

Interesting Fact:

• The word “crutch,” commonly used in orthopedics, also has other meanings in English. In 🎶 Music, a crutch is a 🤲 Handstand for playing the 🎺 Bassoon, and in 🚬 Smoking, it’ a kind of mouthpiece.