What does 📲 mean?
Mobile phone with arrow: calling, sending a message, downloading an app.
Its official Unicode name is MOBILE PHONE WITH RIGHTWARDS ARROW AT LEFT and its CLDR short name is "mobile phone with arrow" (in Hungarian: "mobiltelefon nyíllal"). 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).
- arrow
- build
- call
- cell
- communication
- mobile
- phone
- receive
- telephone
In Hungarian: hívás, kommunikáció, hívásfogadás, mobil, mobiltelefon, nyíl, rádiótelefon, telefon
Will it look the same for everyone?
Every vendor (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WhatsApp and Facebook) draws 📲 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+1F4F2. It has been around for years, so practically every phone and computer in use today supports it.
Technical details
- Official name
- MOBILE PHONE WITH RIGHTWARDS ARROW AT LEFT
- Hungarian name (CLDR)
- mobiltelefon nyíllal
- English name (CLDR)
- mobile phone with arrow
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- Group
- Objects · phone
- Length
- 1 code point · 4 bytes in UTF-8 · 2 UTF-16 units
- Shortcode
- :calling:
Related emojis
- Mobile phone
- Telephone
- Telephone receiver
- Pager
- Fax machine
Frequently asked questions
What does the 📲 emoji mean?
Mobile phone with arrow: calling, sending a message, downloading an app.
How do I type the 📲 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 "arrow".
When was the 📲 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.