Mobile phone Emoji

Objects

A modern smartphone, typically depicted with a dark screen and a home button or camera notch. The design represents the pocket-sized devices that dominate daily communication and internet access.

Usage Context

Used to talk about texting, calling, or the general state of being glued to a screen. It acts as a shorthand for the device itself or the apps contained within. People often use it alongside 💬 to signal a message is coming, or 🤳 when referencing phone-based photography.

History

As mobile technology evolved from bulky bricks to handheld computers, the emoji representation transitioned from the old-school corded handset ☎️ to this current smartphone look, officially standardized in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 to reflect the smartphone revolution.

Details

Glyph

📱

Unicode

U+1F4F1

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4f1:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCF1;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Objects

Subcategory phone

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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