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A box used to store index cards or other small items.

A box used to store index cards or other small items. Emoji

Objects

A grey or silver box depicted with an open lid, showing internal dividers meant to organize index cards or small office supplies. It is a desktop storage solution designed for quick access to filed information.

Usage Context

Used to represent archiving, organizing data, or cleaning up digital workspaces. People often use it when discussing productivity or tidying up physical and virtual files. It pairs well with other office tools like 📁 or 🗄.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, this emoji reflects the transition from physical filing systems—common in mid-20th-century offices—to the digital folder structures we use today. It serves as a nod to the analog roots of modern information management.

Details

Glyph
🗃
Unicode
U+1F5C3
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f5c3:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory office
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
boxcardfileobjectsofficestoragearchivesorganizedatabasefiling

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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