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Telephone

Telephone Emoji

Objects

A classic, old-fashioned rotary telephone rendered in black. It features a prominent handset sitting on a base with a dial, instantly recognizable as a device used for voice communication before the mobile era.

Usage Context

Widely used to provide a contact number, indicate a desire to speak over the voice line, or highlight that someone is unavailable. It is often used as a vintage alternative to the modern smartphone emoji 📱 or the receiver emoji 📞.

History

This icon originated from character sets used in early computing and telecom systems to signify a telephone line or contact information. It became part of the Unicode standard in 1993, reflecting a time when physical landline units were the standard way to reach a home or office.

Details

Glyph
☎
Unicode
U+260E
Shortcode
:emoji_u260e:
HTML Entity
☎

Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory phone
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
phonetelephoneobjectslandlinedialcommunicationcontactcallvintageold school

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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