What does π£ mean?
Megaphone: an announcement, a call to action, cheering.
Its official Unicode name is CHEERING MEGAPHONE and its CLDR short name is "megaphone" (in Hungarian: "megafon"). 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).
- cheering
- sound
In Hungarian: hangosbeszΓ©lΕ, szurkolΓ‘s
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws π£ 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+1F4E3. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- CHEERING MEGAPHONE
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- megafon
- English name (CLDR)
- megaphone
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects Β· sound
- Length
- 1 code point Β· 4 bytes in UTF-8 Β· 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :mega:
Related emojis
- Loudspeaker
- Bell
- Muted speaker
- Speaker low volume
- Speaker medium volume
- Speaker high volume
- Postal horn
- Bell with slash
Frequently asked questions
What does the π£ emoji mean?
Megaphone: an announcement, a call to action, cheering.
How do I type the π£ 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 "cheering".
When was the π£ 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.