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 Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
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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