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A loudspeaker, used for amplifying and projecting audio content.

A loudspeaker, used for amplifying and projecting audio content. Emoji

Objects

A bright red megaphone tilted upward, often depicted with sound waves radiating from its front. It is a visual representation of a portable electronic device used to amplify the human voice for a large crowd.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal a major announcement, breaking news, or a public service alert. It is frequently paired with emojis like 📣 to emphasize that a message is important or urgent, and is common in social media posts meant to grab attention or rally people for a cause.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this icon draws inspiration from the classic megaphone hardware used in civic demonstrations and sporting events. Its design mimics the early iconography found in sound-system controls and public-address software interfaces from the 1990s.

Details

Glyph
📢
Unicode
U+1F4E2
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4e2:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

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

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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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