Earlier Apple designs showed U+1F528 🔨 Hammer as a judge’s gavel instead of a claw hammer or mallet. Some people want that back, either as a glyph change or as another character.

Specific References

• The Emoji Movie (2017) features a Gavel instead of a Hammer emoji (in most scenes).
• L2/15-032 Disposition of feedback on PRI 286 etc. Gavel issue raised by Takashi Kazama.

Petitions

• change.org
• change.org