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Closed mailbox with raised flag

Closed mailbox with raised flag Emoji

Objects

A classic suburban-style mailbox featuring a closed door and a bright red flag standing upright. The raised flag serves as a visual signal that outgoing mail has been placed inside for the postal carrier to collect.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to notify someone that an email or message is waiting for them. Because the flag is raised, it specifically implies that the sender has completed an action, like hitting 'send' or dropping a physical letter in the post, making it a perfect partner for the 📩 or 📧 emojis.

History

Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this design reflects the traditional US-style roadside mailbox. Its inclusion in early mobile sets acknowledged the transition from physical letter-writing to the digital 'inbox' culture that defined the rise of early webmail services like Hotmail and Yahoo Mail.

Details

Glyph
📫
Unicode
U+1F4EB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4eb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory mail
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
closed mailbox with raised flagemailinboxcommunicationmailpostboxoutgoing mailpostal servicesnail mailletternotification

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.

MIT LicenseFluent Emoji Repository

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