Postbox Emoji

Objects

A classic red, free-standing pillar postbox featuring a small slot for dropping in outgoing letters. It is modeled after the iconic cylindrical mailboxes found on street corners in many countries.

Usage Context

Used to represent physical mail, the act of sending a letter, or general postal services. It is frequently sent alongside the ✉️ or 📧 emojis to distinguish between traditional paper correspondence and digital messaging.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, this design reflects the global tradition of public mail collection points. Before the digital age, these boxes were the primary link between home and the global telecommunications network, serving as a physical entry point for the postal system.

Details

Glyph

📮

Unicode

U+1F4EE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4ee:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCEE;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory mail

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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

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