radio Emoji
๐ป ยท U+1F4FB ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the radio emoji mean?
When discussing music, news, or podcasts, people often reach for the ๐ป emoji to represent a radio, which is a device that receives and plays sound broadcasts, and by extension, can also symbolize listening to music, news, or other audio content, with figurative uses including nostalgia for old media and slang uses like expressing excitement for a new song release or a favorite podcast, and can also imply a sense of retro or vintage culture, while also being used to represent the act of tuning in or listening to something. The ๐ป emoji can also be used to represent a radio broadcast or a radio station. It is often used in a literal sense to talk about listening to the radio.
How the radio emoji is used
The ๐ป emoji is often used in captions and comments to add a visual element to a post about music or podcasts. It can also be used in texting to quickly convey the idea of listening to the radio.
radio emoji examples
- just heard the new song on the ๐ป and i'm obsessed
- tuning in to my favorite podcast on the ๐ป every morning
How to copy the radio emoji
To use the radio 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+1F4FB), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
radio emoji on different platforms
How the radio emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



radio Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ป |
| Name | radio |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F4FB |
| Shortcode | :radio: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
radio Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F4FB, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :radio:.