Outbox tray Emoji
Objects
A white tray with an arrow pointing upward and outward, indicating that an item is exiting the container. It represents the digital process of sending data or correspondence.
Usage Context
Used to denote sent messages, outgoing mail, or documents that have been successfully transferred. It is the functional opposite of the 📥 inbox tray emoji and serves as a visual confirmation that an action has been completed.
History
This icon became a standard feature of early graphical email clients and desktop operating systems in the 1990s. It was designed to mimic the physical 'out' baskets found on office desks to make digital interfaces more intuitive for early computer users.
Details
Glyph
📤
Unicode
U+1F4E4
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4e4:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory mail
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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