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Telephone receiver

Telephone receiver Emoji

Objects

A classic corded telephone handset shown in a tilted, upright position. The design typically depicts a plastic ergonomic handle with a speaker at the top and a microphone at the bottom.

Usage Context

Used to signal an active phone call, request a voice conversation, or provide contact information. It acts as a more traditional, hardware-focused alternative to the smartphone-centric 📱, often serving as a shorthand for 'call me' in text messages.

History

Included in Unicode 1.1 in 1993, this icon draws directly from the physical landline handsets that dominated global communication for decades. It reflects a time when telephony was tethered to a wall or a desk, serving as the standard icon for 'voice communication' in early computer interface design.

Details

Glyph
📞
Unicode
U+1F4DE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4de:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

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

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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