Closed book Emoji

Objects

A thick, hardbound book shown from the front with a bright red cover. It features a visible spine and pages tucked away, signaling that the book is currently shut.

Usage Context

Used to denote topics involving reading, education, or research. It often serves as a shorthand for finishing a chapter, heading to the library, or referencing a specific textbook. It pairs well with 📖 for open books or 📚 when you need to represent an entire shelf of material.

History

Part of the original Japanese emoji sets developed in the late 1990s, the closed book was a staple for mobile users to quickly convey school-related activities or office tasks. It was later standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to ensure universal cross-platform rendering.

Details

Glyph

📕

Unicode

U+1F4D5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4d5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCD5;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory book-paper

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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

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