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A speaker with high volume, used for playing audio content at a loud volume.

A speaker with high volume, used for playing audio content at a loud volume. Emoji

Objects

A dark-colored speaker icon featuring three curved sound waves radiating from its right side. The design clearly indicates a high-intensity audio output.

Usage Context

This icon is the go-to choice for signaling that media is currently playing at a high volume or for prompting a user to unmute their device. It is frequently used to discuss music, loud environments, or to emphasize a message that needs to be 'heard' loud and clear, often paired with 📢 for announcements or 🎵 for music.

History

Part of the original Unicode 6.0 release in 2010, this speaker icon stems from standard GUI designs used in early desktop media players and volume control sliders. It reflects the visual language established by 1990s computer operating systems to help users identify sound settings on a screen.

Details

Glyph
🔊
Unicode
U+1F50A
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f50a:
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
speaker high volumevolumenoisenoisyspeakerbroadcastentertainmentincreaseloudsoundthreewavesaudiosound systemvolume upmute

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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