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Briefcase

Briefcase Emoji

Objects

A classic, structured brown or tan leather briefcase with a sturdy handle and a metallic clasp. It signifies professional tools, important paperwork, or the nature of corporate employment.

Usage Context

Used to discuss professional milestones, remote work life, or the start and end of the business week. It serves as a visual shorthand for lawyers, corporate employees, or anyone hauling heavy documents to a meeting. It is frequently paired with the šŸ“ˆ chart or the šŸ’» laptop to emphasize work-related discussions.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the briefcase became a fixture in the early era of mobile messaging as smartphone adoption grew in the corporate sector, replacing text-heavy descriptions of daily office life with a single, recognizable icon.

Details

Glyph
šŸ’¼
Unicode
U+1F4BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4bc:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory office
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Tags
briefcasebusinessdocumentsworklawlegaljobcareersuitcaseofficeprofessionalcorporatemeetings

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. Ā© 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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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