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📫 Closed mailbox with raised flag
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📫 Emoji meaning
Reply sent, waiting for pickup or on the way.
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📫 Meaning
The letter must get out today! In the US, mailboxes are not just for receiving but also for sending mail. The raised flag shows the postman that he should take mailable letters with him.
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Commonly confused with
Color Variant
Closed mailbox with raised flag vs closed mailbox with lowered flag; both mailboxes, flag detail is tiny.
Same Shape
Mailbox with flag vs postbox; both physical mail collection points.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Closed mailbox with raised flag” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 16.0 and Unicode 16.0 in 2024 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ communication + flag + raised
Keywords removed
- closed mailbox with raised flag
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ closed mailbox with raised flag
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ closed + mail + mailbox + postbox
