envelope Emoji
✉️ · U+2709 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.6
What does the envelope emoji mean?
When communication is the focus, whether digital or traditional, the ✉️ envelope emoji is often reached for, and it represents a symbol for email, postal mail, or any other form of message delivery, with its main figurative use being to signify sending or receiving information, and in slang, it can imply a message that is private or personal, such as a secret or confidential note. The ✉️ envelope emoji is also used to represent the concept of messaging or communication in a broader sense, encompassing both physical and digital forms of exchange. Its meaning can extend to include notifications, updates, or any other type of electronic or physical correspondence. Overall, the ✉️ envelope emoji serves as a visual shorthand for the idea of sending or receiving messages.
envelope emoji examples
- just sent you an email check your inbox ✉️
- got a letter from my pen pal today ✉️ so excited to write back
How to copy the envelope emoji
To use the envelope emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+2709 U+FE0F), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
envelope emoji on different platforms
How the envelope emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji). See image credits.


envelope Emoji Details
| Emoji | ✉️ |
| Name | envelope |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+2709 U+FE0F |
| Shortcode | :envelope: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
envelope Emoji FAQ
It is U+2709 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :envelope:.
People also search for the envelope emoji as e-mail, email, letter.