Speaking head Emoji

People

A silhouette of a human head facing left, depicted in profile with sound waves emanating from the open mouth. The icon clearly illustrates the act of vocalizing or broadcasting a message.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to represent public speaking, shouting, or the concept of 'speaking your truth.' It serves as a visual shorthand for audio-related announcements or when someone is being particularly loud or opinionated in a chat, similar to the energy conveyed by 📣 or 📢.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, the speaking head was designed to give users a way to represent voice communication in text-heavy environments. It gained popularity as internet forums and messaging platforms began to shift away from static text toward more expressive, media-rich forms of digital interaction.

Details

Glyph

🗣

Unicode

U+1F5E3

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f5e3:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDDE3;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-symbol

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

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