What does ๐ mean?
Books: studying, reading, school, exams.
Its official Unicode name is BOOKS and its CLDR short name is "books" (in Hungarian: "kรถnyvek"). It belongs to the Objects group and was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
Keywords that find it
Keyboards and emoji pickers suggest it for these words (Unicode CLDR).
- book
- education
- fantasy
- knowledge
- library
- novels
- reading
- school
- study
In Hungarian: iskola, kรถnyv, kรถnyvtรกr, oktatรกs, olvas, olvasรกs, regรฉny, tanul, tanulรกs, tanulmรกnyok
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws ๐ in its own style, so the colours or shape may differ a little for the person you send it to. The meaning stays the same, because the text always carries the same code point: U+1F4DA. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- BOOKS
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- kรถnyvek
- English name (CLDR)
- books
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects ยท book paper
- Length
- 1 code point ยท 4 bytes in UTF-8 ยท 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :books:
Related emojis
- Notebook with decorative cover
- Closed book
- Open book
- Green book
- Blue book
- Orange book
- Notebook
- Ledger
Frequently asked questions
What does the ๐ emoji mean?
Books: studying, reading, school, exams.
How do I type the ๐ emoji?
The easiest way is to copy it from this page. On Windows open the Win + . panel, on a Mac press Ctrl + Cmd + Space, and on a phone search the emoji keyboard for "book".
When was the ๐ emoji added?
It was added in Emoji 0.6 (2010), so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Data: Unicode emoji-test.txt and Unicode Character Database 18.0, Unicode CLDR (names, keywords), GitHub gemoji (shortcodes). The meaning describes everyday online use, not an official definition.