📲 Mobile phone with arrow
📲 Emoji meaning
Call, notification, reachable, charge cell phone.
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📲 Meaning
The 📲 emoji is used not only for incoming calls, but also for various notifications such as text messages or app alerts. It symbolizes the ubiquitous role of the mobile phone in our daily lives and the need to be always available. In some cases, the emoji can be used to announce an upcoming communication or important event on the smartphone. It conveys the importance of responding immediately, whether it is answering a call or replying to a message. Alternatively, it can serve as a reminder to charge the phone or pay attention to updates and important information.
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Commonly confused with
Intensity Variant
Mobile phone vs mobile phone with arrow; both smartphones, arrow for incoming call or message is subtle.
Same Shape
Mobile phone with arrow vs telephone receiver; both indicate calls or dialing someone.
Camera with flash vs mobile phone with arrow; both used when taking pictures on a phone.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Mobile phone with arrow” 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.
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In the release of Emoji 11.0 and Unicode 11.0 in 2018 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
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In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
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