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 📈 chart or the 💻 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
💼
Unicode
U+1F4BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4bc:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory office
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
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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