telephone receiver Emoji
📞 · U+1F4DE · Emoji 0.6
What does the telephone receiver emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
A sense of connection and communication is conveyed by the telephone receiver emoji, which literally represents the part of a telephone that a person holds to their ear to listen and speak, and is often used figuratively to represent phone calls, voice communication, and contact, as well as slang uses such as asking someone to call or talk, or to symbolize a hot tip or inside information, and in a broader sense, it can also represent availability and approachability. The emoji is often used to request a call or to indicate that a call is being made. It is also used to represent a means of communication in a more general sense. This versatility in meaning has contributed to its widespread use in digital communication.
How the telephone receiver emoji is used
The tone of messages using the telephone receiver emoji can range from formal and professional to casual and friendly, depending on the context and the relationship between the sender and the recipient, and it is frequently used in texting and messaging apps, as well as in social media captions and comments, particularly among younger generations who use it to request a call or to indicate that they are available to talk, and on platforms like TikTok, where it is often used in a more playful and creative way. The emoji is also used in online support and customer service to represent a means of contact. Tone and usage can vary across different platforms and generations, with some using it more frequently and in a more informal way.
telephone receiver emoji examples
- Hey can you call me on my cell I need to talk to you about something 📞
- Just got the scoop on the new job opening 📞 me ASAP
How to copy the telephone receiver emoji
To use the telephone receiver 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+1F4DE), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
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telephone receiver emoji on different platforms
How the telephone receiver emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
telephone receiver Emoji Details
| Emoji | 📞 |
| Name | telephone receiver |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F4DE |
| Shortcode | :telephone_receiver: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
telephone receiver Emoji FAQ
A sense of connection and communication is conveyed by the telephone receiver emoji, which literally represents the part of a telephone that a person holds to their ear to listen and speak, and is often used figuratively to represent phone calls, voice communication, and contact, as well as slang uses such as asking someone to call or talk, or to symbolize a hot tip or inside information, and in a broader sense, it can also represent availability and approachability. The emoji is often used to request a call or to indicate that a call is being made.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 📞 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F4DE, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :telephone_receiver:.
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