telephone receiver Emoji
๐ ยท U+1F4DE ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the telephone receiver emoji mean?
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.
telephone receiver emoji examples
- Hey can you call me on my cell I need to talk to you about something ๐
- Just got the scoop on the new job opening ๐ 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.
Also known as
telephone receiver emoji on different platforms
How the telephone receiver 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.



telephone receiver Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ |
| Name | telephone receiver |
| Category | Objects |
| Codepoints | U+1F4DE |
| Shortcode | :telephone_receiver: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
telephone receiver Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F4DE, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :telephone_receiver:.
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