Books Emoji

Objects

A stack of three colorful, hardbound books resting at an angle, usually colored red, blue, and yellow. It depicts a small collection of literature ready for reading or research.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal that someone is hitting the books, studying for an exam, or heading to the library. It is the go-to way to show you are busy reading or to recommend a great story. It frequently appears alongside 📖 or 🎓 when discussing schoolwork or personal growth.

History

Part of the original set of emojis adapted from Japanese mobile phone carriers in the late 1990s. While early designs were simple, the icon became a standard representation for knowledge and academic effort as emoji support expanded globally in the mid-2000s.

Details

Glyph

📚

Unicode

U+1F4DA

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4da:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCDA;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory book-paper

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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