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A loose stack of three of more different-colored, hardcover books. Commonly used for various content concerning reading and schooling. Color and orientation vary across platforms, but often shown with red, green, and blue covers.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/books/">previously</a>&nbsp;featured&nbsp;the <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/samsungs-biggest-ever-emoji-update/">easter egg</a> initials MJ printed on the pages of its bottom book.

Books

A smiling yellow face with glasses, often with teeth showing, originally buck teeth on most platforms.

While this emoji is often used by people calling themselves nerds in a self-deprecating way, the nerdy glasses paired with buck teeth can, and often does, evoke anti-Asian stereotypes. The fact that the default color of emoji faces is yellow further pushes this emoji into racist &quot;<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/189200/asians-meet-new-yellow-emoji-with-frowny-face/">yellowface</a>&quot;&nbsp;territory.

Some platforms have redesigned nerd face&nbsp;over time to not have buck teeth, perhaps in acknowledgement of the harm this imagery&nbsp;may cause. Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, and JoyPixels <a href="/google/android-7.0/nerd-face/">originally</a> <a href="/facebook/2.0/nerd-face/">featured</a> <a href="/joypixels/4.0/nerd-face/">designs</a> with buck teeth but have since changed (or completely removed) the teeth on nerd face.

Apple, Twitter, Microsoft, Samsung, and other platforms still use designs for this emoji that include buck teeth.

Nerd Face

A man standing in front of a chalkboard (aka blackboard) with the intention of teaching a class.&nbsp;Often shown holding a&nbsp;<a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(rod)">pointer</a>.

Man Teacher

A woman standing in front of a chalkboard (aka blackboard) with the intention of teaching a class.&nbsp;Often shown holding a&nbsp;<a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointer_(rod)">pointer</a>.

Woman Teacher

A classic red apple, shown with a stem and single, green leaf on major platforms. Commonly associated with&nbsp;<a href="/woman-health-worker/">doctors</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/man-teacher/">teachers</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/statue-of-liberty/">New York</a>.

Red Apple

A school building with multiple storeys, and a clock on the front. A place that children or teenagers attend for their education.

This emoji tends to spike in use in September when many Northern Hemisphere countries&#39; schools reopen after their&nbsp;<a href="/summer">summer</a> holidays.

Previously displayed&nbsp;on <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/school/">Windows </a>as&nbsp;a collection of school-related items: an <a href="/red-apple/" title="🍎 Red Apple">apple</a>, <a href="/straight-ruler/" title="📏 Straight Ruler">ruler</a>, and <a href="/pencil/" title="✏ Pencil">pencil</a>.

School

Prescription glasses, shown with a variety of frames, depending on platform.

Eyeglasses

An everyday flashlight (electric torch), as used when the power goes out,&nbsp;<a href="/camping/">camping</a>, or telling scary stories. Generally depicted at a 45&deg; angle as a gray and black device with a switch, shown illuminated on many platforms.

Used for various content concerning and senses of&nbsp;light and lighting (e.g., spotlight).

Google&rsquo;s flashlight was <a href="/google/android-11.0/flashlight/">previously</a>&nbsp;orange.

Electric Torch

A closed, hardcover notebook, as used for journaling or sketching. Appearance varies across platforms, with most designs featuring relatively plain covers. Commonly used for content concerning writing and schooling.

Apple&#39;s cover is tan and labelled Notes.&nbsp;Facebook&rsquo;s design is most decorative, pink with a flower pattern.

Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-8.0/notebook-with-decorative-cover/">was previously</a>&nbsp;gray and features different-colored <a href="/card-index-dividers/">tabs</a>, while Samsung&#39;s <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/notebook-with-decorative-cover/">previously displayed</a> the <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/samsungs-biggest-ever-emoji-update/">easter&nbsp;egg</a> initials SJST.

Notebook with Decorative Cover

A closed, hardcover book depicted with a red cover on most platforms. Commonly used for various content concerning reading, writing, learning, and schooling. May also be used as a red accent color.

Apple&rsquo;s cover features the easter egg &ldquo;Vol. 1 by <a href="http://www.mactrast.com/2017/05/who-exactly-is-john-appleseed/">John Appleseed</a>.&rdquo; Apple&rsquo;s original design for this emoji said &ldquo;Vol. 3 by John Appleseed,&rdquo; however now this title appears on Apple&rsquo;s <a href="/blue-book/">📘 Blue Book</a> design.

Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-8.0/closed-book/">previously</a> featured&nbsp;a brown cover with a red bookmark. Samsung&rsquo;s artwork <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/closed-book/">once featured a blue cover printed with the initials HYDM</a>, though its latest design has a red cover.

Closed Book

An open, hardcover book, depicted with a blue cover on most platforms. Some platforms include a bookmark. Commonly used for various content concerning reading, writing, learning, and schooling.

Apple&rsquo;s design displays text from its 1997&ndash;2002 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_Different">Think Different</a> ad campaign:

Here&rsquo;s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.The ones who see things differently. They&rsquo;re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can&rsquo;t do is&hellip;

Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-8.0/open-book/">previously</a> featured&nbsp;a brown cover with a red bookmark, similar to an early design for <a href="/closed-book/">📕 Closed Book</a>.

Open Book

A closed, green, hardcover book. Commonly used for various content concerning reading, writing, learning, and schooling. May also be used as a green accent color.

Apple&rsquo;s cover features the easter egg Vol. 2 by <a href="https://www.mactrast.com/2017/05/who-exactly-is-john-appleseed/">John Appleseed</a>.&nbsp;Samsung&rsquo;s <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/green-book/">previously </a>included the text&nbsp;Green Book.

Green Book

A closed, blue, hardcover book. Commonly used for various content concerning reading, writing, learning, and schooling. May also be used as a blue accent color.

Apple&rsquo;s cover features the easter egg Vol. 3 by <a href="https://www.mactrast.com/2017/05/who-exactly-is-john-appleseed/" style="font-style: italic;">John Appleseed</a>.&nbsp;Samsung&rsquo;s design&nbsp;<a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/blue-book/">previously</a>&nbsp;included the text&nbsp;Blue Book.

Note that in the U.S., this emoji may be associated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_book_exam">blue book exams</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelley_Blue_Book">Kelley Blue Book</a>.

Blue Book

A closed, orange, hardcover book&mdash;similar to the Emojipedia logo&nbsp;📙😃.&nbsp;Commonly used for various content concerning reading, writing, learning, and schooling. May also be used as an orange accent color.

Apple&rsquo;s cover features the easter egg Vol. 4 by <a href="https://www.mactrast.com/2017/05/who-exactly-is-john-appleseed/">John Appleseed</a>. It was <a href="/apple/ios-5.1/orange-book/">previously purple</a>&nbsp;and the third&nbsp;volume. Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/orange-book/">previously</a> included the text&nbsp;Orange Book.

Orange Book

A dark-colored, hardcover&nbsp;notebook, as used to write or take notes in school. Commonly used for various content concerning writing and schooling.

Several platforms, including Apple, feature a cover with black-and-white marbling, evoking a classic <a href="https://www.format.com/magazine/features/design/who-designed-composition-notebook-history">composition book</a> used in the U.S. Apple&#39;s design displays Notes on its cover. <a href="/google/android-7.0/notebook/">Google</a>, <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/notebook/">Microsoft</a>, and <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/notebook/">Samsung&rsquo;s covers</a> were previously yellow or brown.

Notebook

A spiral-bound, yellow, hardcover notebook. Intended to depict a financial ledger, as used in accounting.

Commonly used for various content concerning writing, drawing, reading, and schooling. May also be used as a yellow accent color.

<a href="/google/android-7.0/ledger/">Google</a> and <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/ledger/">Samsung&rsquo;s</a> designs were previously blue.

Ledger

A bookmark, as used to mark one&#39;s&nbsp;place in a <a href="/open-book/">book</a>. May also represent bookmarks on an internet browser. Appearance varies across platforms, but generally depicted at&nbsp;a 45&deg; angle as a thin, white or red strip with a decorative tie and design, such as flower or <a href="/star/">star</a>.

May be used for various content concerning reading, labeling, or tagging.

WhatsApp&rsquo;s bookmark is purple. Twitter&rsquo;s design shows a red bookmark in a closed book, similar to previous designs from <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/bookmark/">Microsoft</a>. <a href="/twitter/twemoji-1.0/bookmark/">Twitter</a> and <a href="/google/android-7.0/bookmark/">Google&rsquo;s</a> designs previously featured a blue bookmark.

Not to be confused with<a href="/label/"> 🏷️ Label</a>.

Bookmark

A classic yellow pencil. Depicted as a graphite pencil, like a U.S. #2 or European HB, with a sharpened tip and pink eraser. Positioned at a 45&deg; angle, with its tip at the lower left or right. Commonly used for various content concerning writing, drawing, and schooling.

Samsung&rsquo;s pencil was <a href="/samsung/touchwiz-7.1/pencil/">previously red</a>, Google&rsquo;s <a href="/google/android-7.0/pencil/">green</a>.

Pencil

A black fountain pen with a silver <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nib_(pen)">nib</a>, as used for signing important documents. Often depicted with gold hardware. Positioned at a 45&deg; angle with its tip at the lower left. Like <a href="/black-nib/">✒️&nbsp;Black Nib</a>, commonly used for various content concerning writing, drawing, and signing (e.g., laws, deals, in sports).

Apple and Twitter&nbsp;feature the same designs as their <a href="/black-nib/">✒️&nbsp;Black Nib</a>, but with their tips angled to the lower left.

Lower Left Fountain Pen

A blue or black ballpoint pen, as used for everyday writing. Depicted with its cap removed onto its end or as retractable pen. Positioned at a 45&deg; angle, its tip at the lower left. Commonly used for various content concerning writing (e.g., creative, professional) as well as signing (deals, laws, in sports).

Google&#39;s design <a href="/google/android-7.0/pen/">previously featured</a> a brown-colored pen. Not to be confused with <a href="/black-nib/">✒️&nbsp;Black Nib</a> or <a href="/fountain-pen/">🖋️&nbsp;Fountain Pen</a>, though their applications often overlap.

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Used by Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) whenever emojis are displayed. Also used by Telegram messenger.

Default emoji set for Android devices created by Google and used on devices by Google, Xiaomi, Oppo, Huawei, Sony, and many others.

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Glossy,&nbsp;gradient-heavy versions of the Microsoft emoji set. Used within select platforms such as Word and PowerPoint within the Windows 11 23H2 update.

Used across Microsoft PCs. Windows 11 uses the Fluent set. Windows 10&rsquo;s final update was in May 2019.

Used on WhatsApp for Android and PC. WhatsApp on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Used on Twitter / X for PC. Also used by Discord and Mastodon. Twitter / X&nbsp;on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs. Android devices use native emoji design as of early 2023.

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Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Custom emoji set used on select Huawei&nbsp;phones and tablets.

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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Custom emoji set used on LG devices. Discontinued between 2017 and 2020, replaced by Noto Color Emoji, but then revived in 2021 for LG&rsquo;s final mobile device.

Animated versions of Apple&rsquo;s emoji set, custom-built by the Telegram message platform.

3D animated versions of Microsoft&rsquo;s Fluent emoji set, used Microsoft Teams for PC and Android.

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Highly-detailed emoji set used by Twitter&rsquo;s Statuses feature and within the tweet image editor on Android devices.

Custom emoji set used on the open-source SerenityOS.

A custom emoji design set used by Korean fintech platform Toss.

Used on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 within the device&rsquo;s messaging functionality.

A minimalist, monochrome version of Google&rsquo;s Noto Color Emoji designs.

A open-source emoji design set by the HfG Schw&auml;bisch Gm&uuml;nd (Design University) in Germany.

A licensable emoji design set.

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An open-source emoji design set consisting of user-submitted emoji designs.

Previously used by Facebook&rsquo;s Messenger platform. Discontinued in 2017, replaced by flagship Facebook emoji set.

Custom emoji set previously used on HTC devices. Discontinued in 2016, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier that created the earliest emoji set currently on record. Discontinued in 2016 following 2014 update, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

Japanese mobile phone carrier responsible for the most famous early emoji set from 1999. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

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