Category: Objects

📞telephone receiver

📞 telephone receiver belongs to Objects. Copy it instantly, review its aliases and codepoints, and explore related emojis from the same set.

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Meaning

A classic telephone receiver, often used to represent making a phone call or communication.

Aliases

:telephone_receiver:

Keywords

communicationphonereceivertelephonevoiptelephone receiver

What does 📞 telephone receiver mean?

Depicts a traditional telephone handset, typically used to signify calling someone or telecommunications in general. It can be used literally to ask someone to call or to indicate that a phone is ringing. Depending on context, it may also represent older technology or a landline phone rather than a modern smartphone.

Often used for

Asking someone to call you
Indicating an incoming or missed call
Discussing phone communication or VoIP
Referencing landlines or retro technology

Tone: Generally neutral and straightforward, though it can sometimes carry a slightly retro or formal feel compared to the modern smartphone emoji.

Illustrative message examples with 📞

These examples are illustrative, not observed messages.

hey can you give me a quick call later? 📞
my landline has been ringing all day 📞
let's hop on a quick call to discuss 📞
just tried to call you 📞
remember when we used to share these in the kitchen 📞

Combos, text art & scenes with 📞

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How 📞 telephone receiver looks

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📞 telephone receiver codes for developers

Every format below produces 📞 — click Copy on the one your stack needs.

Emoji	`📞`
Unicode codepoints	`U+1F4DE`
HTML (decimal)	`📞`
HTML (hex)	`📞`
CSS	`\1F4DE`
JavaScript	`\u{1F4DE}`
JSON	`\uD83D\uDCDE`
URL encoded	`%F0%9F%93%9E`
Shortcode (GitHub)	`:telephone_receiver:`