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Briefcase

Briefcase Emoji

Objects

A classic, structured brown or tan leather briefcase with a sturdy handle and a metallic clasp. It signifies professional tools, important paperwork, or the nature of corporate employment.

Usage Context

Used to discuss professional milestones, remote work life, or the start and end of the business week. It serves as a visual shorthand for lawyers, corporate employees, or anyone hauling heavy documents to a meeting. It is frequently paired with the šŸ“ˆ chart or the šŸ’» laptop to emphasize work-related discussions.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the briefcase became a fixture in the early era of mobile messaging as smartphone adoption grew in the corporate sector, replacing text-heavy descriptions of daily office life with a single, recognizable icon.

Details

Glyph
šŸ’¼
Unicode
U+1F4BC
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f4bc:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Objects
Subcategory office
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
briefcasebusinessdocumentsworklawlegaljobcareersuitcaseofficeprofessionalcorporatemeetings

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.

CC-BY 4.0 LicenseTwemoji Repository

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