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📮 Postbox
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📮 Emoji meaning
Request, application, getting in touch, starting communication, letter.
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📮 Meaning
Did you drop the letter? A mailbox contains letters for distribution. Introduced in the 19th century. The news is on the way! Used in connection with mail or correspondence.
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Commonly confused with
Same Shape
Mailbox with flag vs postbox; both physical mail collection points.
Postbox vs mailbox; both indicate mailing letters in physical post.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Postbox” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ postbox
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords changed
Keywords added
+ mail + mailbox
