Film projector Emoji

Objects

A side-profile illustration of a vintage-style cinema projector, typically depicted in grey or silver. It features two prominent film reels on top and a lens directed toward the right, ready to cast light onto a screen.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing movie nights, film industry news, or nostalgia for analog media. It serves as a clear visual shorthand for cinema-related events and is frequently used alongside the 🎬 clapper board or 🍿 popcorn to set the mood for a screening.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, the film projector pays homage to the golden age of cinema. While digital streaming has largely replaced physical reels, the icon persists as a universal representation of the theatrical experience that defined 20th-century entertainment.

Details

Glyph

📽

Unicode

U+1F4FD

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4fd:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCFD;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory light & video

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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