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A digital versatile disc (DVD), used for storing and playing digital video content.

A digital versatile disc (DVD), used for storing and playing digital video content. Emoji

Objects

A shiny, circular optical disc featuring a rainbow-colored reflection across its surface. It represents the physical media format used to store high-capacity digital data and home video content.

Usage Context

Used to discuss movies, music, or data storage. It is frequently sent when talking about classic home media collections or retro gaming hardware. It is often paired with 💿 to contrast the standard compact disc format or 📺 when discussing watching movies at home.

History

The DVD format launched in the mid-1990s as a massive leap forward from VHS tapes, offering superior video quality and interactive menus. While physical media has largely been replaced by streaming, this emoji remains a nostalgic reference to the era of renting movies from physical stores.

Details

Glyph
📀
Unicode
U+1F4C0
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4c0:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory computer
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
dvdcddiskdisccomputerentertainmentopticalromvideomoviesstoragedatamediaphysical media

Microsoft Fluent License

Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.

Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.

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