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Postal horn

Postal horn Emoji

Objects

A brass musical instrument shaped like a coiled tube with a wide bell, often shown with a small mouthpiece. It is a traditional signal horn that produces a loud, clear blast.

Usage Context

Used to denote music, brass instruments, or a grand arrival. It is frequently sent to signal an announcement or to playfully act out the sound of a bugle call. It pairs well with other musical symbols like 🎺 or 🎶.

History

Long before digital alerts, the postal horn was a primary tool used by stagecoach drivers to announce their arrival to local villagers, alerting them that mail was ready for collection. It became a standard icon for national postal services across Europe, particularly in Germany and France, eventually making its way into the Unicode character set in 2010.

Details

Glyph
📯
Unicode
U+1F4EF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4ef:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory sound
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
postal horninstrumentmusicbuglecommunicationentertainmentfrenchpostbrassheraldannouncementstagecoach

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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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