Speech balloon Emoji
Smileys
A grey or white speech bubble with three small dots inside, resembling a classic dialogue cloud found in comic books. The graphic is designed to represent spoken words or a live, incoming text message.
Usage Context
This emoji is the standard way to signal that a conversation is happening or to denote a comment section on a social platform. It is frequently used to initiate a direct message or to represent the 'is typing...' indicator seen in apps like iMessage or WhatsApp. It is often paired with 💭 to show a private thought or 🗯 for more aggressive shouting.
History
Part of the Unicode 6.0 set released in 2010, this icon draws its lineage from the 'speech balloon' used in 20th-century print media to convey dialogue. It was adopted into digital character sets to bridge the gap between static text and real-time instant messaging interfaces.
Details
Glyph
💬
Unicode
U+1F4AC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4ac:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Smileys
Subcategory emotion
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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