A symbol for email. Depicted as the back of an envelope imprinted with a capital letter E (for electronic) or @ (at) sign.&nbsp;Commonly used as an icon before an email address.

The envelope is generally white with the E or @ symbols shown in&nbsp;blue. Apple, Google, and Twitter&#39;s&nbsp;designs feature the letter E, while Microsoft, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Samsung&rsquo;s the @ sign.

Google&#39;s&nbsp;envelope was <a href="/google/android-8.0/e-mail/">previously</a> yellow in color.

E-Mail Symbol

The back of a white&nbsp;envelope, as used to send a letter or card in the mail (<a href="/postbox/">post</a>). Used for various content concerning mail and messages, including <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>.

Samsung&rsquo;s design <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/envelope/">previously featured</a> a red, wax seal imprinted with the initial M.&nbsp;Google&rsquo;s design was <a href="/google/android-11.0/envelope/">previously</a> yellow.

Envelope

The back of an envelope, shown coming into an inbox or arriving with motion lines.

Commonly used as an icon for an <a href="/e-mail/">email</a> address. May also represent <a href="/postbox/">posting mail</a> or sending messages more generally.

Apple and WhatsApp&rsquo;s designs include an <a href="/inbox-tray/">inbox tray</a>. Facebook&rsquo;s designs feature a yellow envelope angled forward and trailed by three, blue lines, indicating sending. Google&#39;s design also <a href="/google/android-11.0/incoming-envelope/">previously</a> displayed as a yellow&nbsp;envelope.

Apple&rsquo;s design <a href="/apple/ios-6.0/incoming-envelope/">previously featured</a> three red motion lines, <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/incoming-envelope/">Microsoft&rsquo;s</a> a rightwards arrow.

Incoming Envelope

The back of <a href="/envelope-with-arrow/">envelope</a> with a <a href="/down-arrow/">down arrow</a> on top. Generally depicted in white with a red or blue arrow.

Commonly used an icon before an <a href="/e-mail/">email</a> address. May also represent downloading, direct messages, or mail (<a href="/postbox/">post</a>) more generally. Its original intent may have been to indicate sealing and delivering a letter in an envelope.

Microsoft&rsquo;s design <a href="/microsoft/windows-10/envelope-with-arrow/">previously resembled</a> an <a href="/incoming-envelope/">incoming envelope</a>. <a href="/apple/iphone-os-2.2/envelope-with-arrow/">Early designs from Apple</a> featured a right arrow with the envelope oriented lengthwise. Google&#39;s envelope design was <a href="/google/android-8.0/envelope-with-arrow/">previously</a> yellow. SoftBank <a href="/envelope-with-arrow/">originally animated</a> a rightward-moving arrow and envelope, suggesting sending or sent.&nbsp;

Envelope with Downwards Arrow Above

Two links of a silver <a href="/chains/">chain</a>, positioned at a 45&deg; angle. Used as an icon for a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink">hyperlink</a> on computers and the internet. May also be used for metaphorical connections.

Not to be confused with&nbsp;<a href="/chains/">⛓️Chains</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/paperclip/">📎 Paperclip</a>, <a href="/linked-paperclips/">🖇️ Linked Paperclips</a>, or <a href="/safety-pin/">🧷 Safety Pin</a>.

Link Symbol

A laptop personal computer. Depicted as a black or gray device, opened to show a dark or blue screen, keyboard, and touchpad.

Commonly used for various content concerning computer technology, work, and activity.

Previous designs resembled a <a href="/desktop-computer/">desktop computer</a>&nbsp;(e.g., <a href="/apple/ios-9.0/laptop/">iMac</a>) on many platforms, hence its Unicode name of&nbsp;Personal Computer. Apple&rsquo;s design now resembles a MacBook.

Personal Computer

A mobile phone (cell phone), as used to text, check social media, or take <a href="/selfie/">selfies</a>. Depicted as a black or gray smartphone with a generic blue screen or multicolored app icons. Commonly used for various content concerning mobile phones, technology, and communication.

The designs from Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung resemble phones offered by their respective companies, e.g., iPhone. WhatsApp&rsquo;s design features a night sky as its wallpaper, displaying the time as 9:34.

<a href="/au-kddi/type-a-2/mobile-phone/">Early designs</a> for the mobile phone emoji from au by KDDI resembled a traditional&nbsp;<a href="/telephone-receiver/">telephone receiver</a>, and vice versa, before having their codepoints swapped in later releases.

See also <a href="/mobile-phone-with-arrow/">📲&nbsp;Mobile Phone With Arrow</a>.

Mobile Phone

A card index, as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolodex">Rolodex</a>, once used to organize and access cards containing the information of personal or business contacts. Depicted as a black or gray rotating device with a contact card displayed, including a graphic and text.

Occasionally used to represent contact details/information and&nbsp;business cards. Thanks to its appearance, this emoji&nbsp;is sometimes mistaken for such things as documents or word processing.

Apple&rsquo;s design features a picture of its <a href="/woman/">👩 Woman</a>, identified as Jane Appleseed (<a href="/apple/ios-6.0/card-index/">previously</a> <a href="https://www.mactrast.com/2017/05/who-exactly-is-john-appleseed/">John Appleseed</a>) with the following contact details as an easter egg:

appleseed@me.com 
125 Main St. 
City Name, CA 95014 
Work: (408) 123-4567 
Home: (400) 765-4321

95014 is the zip code (postcode) for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Park">Apple&rsquo;s corporate headquarters</a> in Cupertino, California.

JoyPixels features its <a href="/woman-health-worker/">👩&zwj;⚕️ Woman Health Care Worker</a>.&nbsp;WhatsApp&#39;s design also shows the picture of a woman.

Card Index

A paper tray with a <a href="/down-arrow/">down arrow</a> on top, as a symbol for an <a href="/e-mail/">email</a> inbox. Generally depicted as a white or wooden try with a red arrow. Samsung and Twitter&#39;s&nbsp;arrows are&nbsp;green,&nbsp;WhatsApp&#39;s gray.

May be used for various digital activity, including downloading, messaging, and emailing.

Facebook&#39;s design contains paper, as did an earlier&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-8.0/inbox-tray/">Google</a>&nbsp;design.&nbsp;

See also <a href="/outbox-tray/">📤 Outbox Tray</a>.

Inbox Tray

A red envelope, as gifted with money on <a href="/chinese-new-year/">Chinese New Year</a> or on other joyous occasions, such as <a href="/wedding-marriage/">weddings</a>, in&nbsp;Chinese and some other Asian cultures around the world.

Depicted as a red, vertical envelope with a gold design, typically featuring the Chinese character <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_(character)">福</a> (f&uacute;, &ldquo;good fortune, luck, happiness&quot;). Google&rsquo;s design<a href="/google/android-9.0/red-envelope/"> previously</a> featured&nbsp;the character upside down, indicating &ldquo;good luck arrives.&rdquo;

Often used to celebrate and wish good fortune on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year">Chinese New Year</a> (Lunar New Year, Spring Festival). Also used to represent gifts, celebration, Chinese culture, and the color red more generally.

Red Gift Envelope

A cartoon-style balloon used to represent spoken word in comics. Sometimes &nbsp;used in communication apps to&nbsp;indicate that another person is typing a message.

Speech Balloon

A paper tray with an <a href="/up-arrow/">up arrow</a> on top, as a symbol for an <a href="/e-mail/">email</a> outbox. Generally depicted as a white or wooden tray with a red arrow pointing upwards. Facebook&#39;s design contains paper.

May be used for various digital activity, including uploading, messaging, emailing, ordering, and sharing.

Google&rsquo;s design <a href="/google/android-8.0/outbox-tray/">previously</a> featured&nbsp;a blue arrow and contained&nbsp;paper.&nbsp;Samsung&rsquo;s arrow was <a href="/samsung/experience-9.0/outbox-tray/">previously green</a>.

Compare <a href="/inbox-tray/">📥 Inbox Tray</a>.

Outbox Tray

A curbside mailbox (letterbox, <a href="/postbox/">postbox</a>) with its door latched shut and signal flag raised. Generally depicted in blue or gray with a red flag.&nbsp;Used for various content concerning postal deliveries and <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>.

Indicates in the United States that incoming mail (post) has been delivered. May also indicate that there is outgoing mail for pickup.

An early Apple design showed <a href="/apple/ios-4.0/closed-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">an open&nbsp;mailbox</a> with an envelope, similar to its <a href="/open-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📬 Open Mailbox With Raised Flag</a> design.

Compare&nbsp;<a href="/closed-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📪&nbsp;Closed Mailbox With Lowered Flag</a>, <a href="/open-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📭 Open Mailbox With Lowered&nbsp;Flag</a>, and <a href="/open-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📬 Open Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>.

Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag

A curbside mailbox (letterbox, <a href="/postbox/">postbox</a>) with its door latched shut and signal flag lowered. Generally depicted in blue or gray with a red flag. Used for various content concerning postal deliveries and <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>.

Indicates in the United States that no incoming mail (post) has been delivered. May also indicate that outgoing mail has been picked up.

Compare <a href="/closed-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📫 Closed Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>, <a href="/open-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📭 Open Mailbox With Lowered&nbsp;Flag</a>, and <a href="/open-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📬 Open Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>.

Closed Mailbox with Lowered Flag

An open, curbside mailbox (letterbox, <a href="/postbox/">postbox</a>) with its signal flag raised and a letter in its open slot. Generally depicted in blue or gray with a red flag and <a href="/envelope/">white envelope</a>, though Google&#39;s envelope was <a href="/google/android-8.0/open-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">previously</a> yellow. Used for various content concerning postal deliveries and <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>.

Indicates in the <a href="/flag-united-states/">United States</a> that there is outgoing mail (post) for pickup. May also indicate that incoming mail has been delivered.

Compare <a href="/closed-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📫 Closed Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/closed-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📪&nbsp;Closed Mailbox With Lowered Flag</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/open-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📭 Open Mailbox With Lowered&nbsp;Flag</a>.

Open Mailbox with Raised Flag

A curbside mailbox (letterbox, <a href="/postbox/">postbox</a>) with its signal flag lowered and its slot empty. Generally depicted in blue or gray with a red flag.&nbsp;Used for various content concerning postal deliveries and <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>.

Indicates in the United States that outgoing mail has been picked up. May also indicate&nbsp;that no incoming mail has been delivered.

Compare <a href="/closed-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📫 Closed Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/closed-mailbox-with-lowered-flag/">📪&nbsp;Closed Mailbox With Lowered Flag</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/open-mailbox-with-raised-flag/">📬&nbsp;Open Mailbox With Raised Flag</a>.

Open Mailbox with Lowered Flag

A postbox (mailbox, letterbox) with a <a href="/envelope/">letter</a> in its slot for collection. Generally depicted in red with a white envelope, styled after <a href="https://www.japanvisitor.com/japan-travel/japan-residents/japan-post">public postboxes in Japan</a>. May also evoke&nbsp;<a href="http://lbsg.org/photographs/lamp-boxes/">postboxes in the United Kingdom</a>.

Used for various content concerning postal deliveries and <a href="/e-mail/">email</a>. Microsoft&rsquo;s design was <a href="/microsoft/windows-11/postbox/">previously</a> blue, after U.S. mail collection boxes.

Postbox

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Discord

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

Apple

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

Google Noto Color Emoji

Custom emoji set used on Samsung phones and tablets.

Samsung

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.

Microsoft 3D Fluent

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

Microsoft

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

WhatsApp

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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Twitter / X

Used on Facebook for Android and PC. Not used across Meta&rsquo;s WhatsApp and Instagram platforms. Facebook on iOS/MacOS uses Apple designs.

Facebook

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

Huawei

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.

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

Microsoft Teams (3D Animated)

Animated emoji-adjacent designs used by the Skype platform.

Skype

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

Twitter Emoji Stickers

A licensable emoji design set. Previously named EmojiOne.

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JoyPixels

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

Toss Face (토스페이스)

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

Sony Playstation

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

Noto Emoji Font

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

OpenMoji

A licensable emoji design set.

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Icons8

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

emojidex

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

Messenger

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.

SoftBank

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

Docomo

Japanese mobile manufacturer with its own early emoji designs. Discontinued in 2013, replaced by Noto Color Emoji.

au by KDDI

Open-source emoji set designs for 2015&rsquo;s Firefox OS 2.5 update, but never implemented.

Mozilla

Released in&nbsp;October&nbsp;2010, Unicode 6.0 was the first version of the Unicode Standard to support emoji.

Some characters in <a href="/unicode-5.2/">prior</a>&nbsp;versions of Unicode were retroactively updated to provide&nbsp;an emoji presentation. This release was the first to introduce new characters for the sole purpose of compatability with emojis being used in Japan.

This update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for 2023&#39;s <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a> recommendations.

Additionally, the family emojis have been changed to have a silhouette icon design, matching the new non-gender-specifying family emojis from&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.1">Emoji 15.1</a>.

First made available via Github on 2023-11-17, this update is expected to be&nbsp;released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, YouTube, and various Android devices.

15.1

First released as a&nbsp;color vector&nbsp;font file on 2022-09-14, this update to Google&#39;s Noto Color Emoji set introduced support for <a href="https://emojipedia.org/emoji-15.0/">Emoji 15.0</a> emoji such as <a href="https://emojipedia.org/shaking-face/">Shaking Face</a> and&nbsp;<a href="https://emojipedia.org/pink-heart/">Pink Heart</a>.

This update also included minor revisions to select emoji designs,&nbsp;including all of the hand gestures.

The update was released progressively across different Google platforms such as Chrome OS, Gmail, and YouTube between September 2022 and their release within&nbsp;Android 13 in March 2023.&nbsp;

15.0

First made available via as a&nbsp;Developer Preview on&nbsp;2021-10-27, Android 12L was&nbsp;the first vendor update to&nbsp;include support for 2021&rsquo;s <a href="/emoji-14.0/">Emoji 14.0</a> recommendations. Devices running Android 12&nbsp;also began to receive this emoji update via subsequent security updates.&nbsp;

A total of 107 new emojis were introduced in this update, including <a href="/melting-face/">Melting Face</a>, <a href="/heart-hands/">Heart Hands</a>, and mixed skin tone support for <a href="/handshake/">🤝 Handshake</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-14-0-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 12L

Released to eligible Pixel devices on&nbsp;2021-10-04, Android 12.0 updated the designs of almost one thousand previously available emojis.&nbsp;

The emoji design revised included in this update rolled out across a variety of Google platforms such as Gmail, Chrome OS, and YouTube Live Chat from July 2021. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-emoji-changelog-july-2021/">Read more about this update.</a>

Android 12.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-13.1/">Emoji 13.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-12-09. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-emoji-13-1-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0 December 2020 Feature Drop

Android 11.0&nbsp;was released on 2020-09-08.&nbsp;Updates in this release include full support for <a href="/emoji-13.0/">Emoji 13.0</a>&nbsp;as well as a significant number of design changes across the entire emoji set. These additions are included in <a href="https://itsfoss.com/fedora-33/">Fedora 33</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-11-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 11.0

A&nbsp;feature drop&nbsp;exclusive to Google Pixel devices which added support for&nbsp;<a href="/emoji-12.1/">Emoji 12.1</a>. Not available as part of a regular Android release, these updates began rolling out to Pixel users on 2020-03-02. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-march-2020-pixel-feature-drop-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 10.0 March 2020 Feature Drop

Android 10.0&nbsp;was released on 2018-09-03. Updates in this release include full support for <a href="/emoji-12.0/">Emoji 12.0</a>&nbsp;and a number of design changes, including gender-neutral versions of many emojis. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-10-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update.</a>

Android 10.0

Android 9.0 &ldquo;Pie&rdquo; was released on 2018-08-06 and was the first Android release to support <a href="/emoji-11.0/">Emoji 11.0</a>.

Design changes include&nbsp;the <a href="/pistol/">pistol emoji</a>&nbsp;switching&nbsp;from&nbsp;a weapon to an orange water pistol / squirt gun, gender-inclusive designs being used for the <a href="/family/">family emoji</a> where no gender is specified, and the removal of egg from the <a href="/green-salad/">green salad</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-9-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 9.0

Google Android 8.1 was released on December 5, 2017 without a gradual rollout to supported devices. This release <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/google-fixes-burger-emoji/">fixes the burger emoji issue</a> from&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-8.0/">Android 8.0</a>, as well as the emojis for <a href="/cheese-wedge/">cheese</a>, <a href="/beer-mug/">beer</a>, and <a href="/clinking-beer-mugs/">beers</a>.

Android 8.1

Android 8.0 &quot;Oreo&quot; was released on August 21, 2017. This update included a complete redesign of every emoji, including a transformation of all &quot;blob&quot;&nbsp;smileys into a more common circle shape.

This release also added support for <a href="/emoji-5.0/">Emoji 5.0</a> including all new code points and&nbsp;subdivision flags for <a href="/flag-england/">England</a>, <a href="/flag-scotland/">Scotland</a>, and <a href="/flag-wales/">Wales</a>. <a href="https://blog.emojipedia.org/android-8-0-emoji-changelog/">More about this update</a>.

Android 8.0

Released on October 20, 2016, Android 7.1 was the first Android release to include emoji professions, gendered emojis, single parent families, and the <a href="/rainbow-flag/" title="🏳️‍🌈 Rainbow Flag">rainbow flag</a>. View <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-7-1-emoji-changelog/">all changes</a>.

Android 7.1

Android 7.0 Nougat&nbsp;is the first release of Android to support <a href="/emoji-modifier-sequence/">modifiers</a> for skin tone. Design changes from <a href="/google/android-6.0.1/">Android 6.0.1</a>&nbsp;include front-facing smileys, and a replacement of gender-neutral &quot;blob&quot; characters with male/female versions.

These emoji images are from the final version of Android 7.0 Nougat which was released on August 22, 2016.&nbsp;More <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-7-0-emoji-changelog/">about this update</a>.

Android 7.0

Android 6.0.1 was the first emoji release from Google to support <a href="/unicode-7.0/">Unicode 7.0</a>, <a href="/unicode-8.0/">Unicode 8.0</a>, and <a href="/zero-width-joiner/">ZWJ Sequences</a> for families and couples.

This update was&nbsp;released on&nbsp;December 7, 2015. Find out more about this update in the <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-6-0-1-emoji-changelog/">Android 6.0.1 Emoji Changelog</a>.

Android 6.0.1

Android 5.0 emojis were the first major revision to Google&#39;s emoji font after the introduction of color in <a href="/google/android-4.4/">Android 4.4</a>.

The primary changes in this update are to the appearance of human emojis (changed from white to yellow), and the addition of <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/209-new-emoji-flags-available-today/">209 emoji flags</a>.

Find out more about this update in the <a href="http://blog.emojipedia.org/android-50-emoji-changelog/">Android 5.0 Emoji Changelog</a>.

Android 5.0

Android 4.4 was the first release from Google to include support for color emoji designs&nbsp;and introduced a new bloblike gumdrop character which is used for various gestures and smileys.

This set of emojis was created by Google and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ic4design.com/top/google_emoji.html">IC4 Design</a>&nbsp;and first shown <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/15/google-hangouts-messaging-app/">at Google I/O</a> on May 15, 2013.

Android 4.4

The first version of Android with native emoji support was Android 4.1. Many emojis at this timed&nbsp;feature the Android alien, which made emotions difficult to discern at small sizes. The last release to feature this black and white emoji set was Android 4.3.

Color emoji support was added in&nbsp;<a href="/google/android-4.4/">Android 4.4</a>.

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