Blue book Emoji

Objects

A thick, hard-bound book with a bright blue cover. The front cover typically features the word 'Blue' or a generic label, resembling a standard academic reference book or a library volume.

Usage Context

Used to talk about schoolwork, reading, or finding information. People often use it when sharing a recommendation for a good read or noting that they are busy hitting the books. It pairs well with 📖 or ✏️ to emphasize a focus on education or research.

History

Included in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this design was inspired by the blue-colored reference guides used in Japanese school systems. It serves as a digital shorthand for formal instruction and organized data, bridging the gap between physical textbooks and early screen-based learning tools.

Details

Glyph

📘

Unicode

U+1F4D8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4d8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCD8;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory book-paper

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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