Briefs 🩲

The briefs emoji depicts a pair of close-fitting underwear, typically rendered in a primary color like blue or black with a simple, minimal design. It shows the garment as it would appear laid flat or on a clothesline, with clean lines and straightforward styling.

This emoji is used literally when discussing underwear, laundry, or clothing. People might send it as a cheeky joke, in conversations about doing laundry, or when referencing the phrase "brief" (as in legal briefs or briefing documents—though that's rare). It's mostly straightforward: if you're talking about underwear, this is the emoji you grab.

Briefs occupy an interesting middle ground in emoji culture—practical and unglamorous compared to swimwear emojis, but essential to everyday life. They're not commonly used for figurative meanings or slang, keeping things simple and direct. The emoji exists primarily for literal reference rather than creative expression.

Approved as part of Unicode Emoji 12 in 2019, the briefs emoji joined a small but growing collection of undergarment representations that reflect the everyday reality of clothing.