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Open mailbox with raised flag

Open mailbox with raised flag Emoji

Objects

A yellow or orange mailbox featuring an open slot and a red flag standing upright. The raised flag indicates that there is outgoing mail waiting to be collected by a postal worker.

Usage Context

Used to signal that you have sent an email, are waiting for a reply, or are alerting someone to check their inbox. It acts as a digital counterpart to the e-mail icon and is often used to denote incoming notifications or completed messages.

History

This design draws directly from the classic curbside mailboxes found across the United States. It was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to help bridge the gap between traditional physical post office imagery and the rise of digital messaging systems.

Details

Glyph
📬
Unicode
U+1F4EC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4ec:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category Objects
Subcategory mail
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
open mailbox with raised flagemailinboxcommunicationmailpostboxpostal servicedeliveryoutgoingnotification

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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