Closed mailbox with raised flag emoji 📫
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F4EB
What 📫 means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Closed mailbox with raised flag 📫 is tagged with these keywords: closed, communication, flag, mail, mailbox, postbox, raised.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing closed or communication in the emoji search brings up 📫.
Closed mailbox with raised flag 📫 is one of 13 emoji in the mail subgroup of objects (268 emoji), next to 📪 📬 📭 📮.
Will 📫 show on my friend's phone?
📫 is one of the original emoji: it comes from the Japanese phone sets and is listed in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Every phone, computer and app shows it.
How to type 📫
Any emoji picker finds 📫 when you search for closed.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type closed mailbox with raised flag.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type closed mailbox with raised flag in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type closed mailbox with raised flag.
Codes for developers
Closed mailbox with raised flag 📫 is a single code point, U+1F4EB. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F4EB | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 📫 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 📫 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4EB"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4EB} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%93%AB | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 93 AB |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of 📫 in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | closed mailbox with raised flag |
| Português | caixa de correio fechada com bandeira levantada |
| Español | buzón cerrado con la bandera levantada |
| Italiano | cassetta postale chiusa bandierina alzata |
| Français | boîte aux lettres fermée drapeau levé |
| Deutsch | geschlossener Briefkasten mit Post |
| Türkçe | işareti yukarıda kapalı posta kutusu |
| Bahasa Indonesia | kotak surat tertutup dengan bendera terangkat |
| Polski | zamknięta skrzynka pocztowa z podniesioną flagą |
| Русский | закрытый почтовый ящик с поднятым флажком |
| 日本語 | 閉じた郵便受け（手紙あり） |
| 한국어 | 표지가 올라간 닫힌 우편함 |
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What does the closed mailbox with raised flag emoji mean?
Unicode calls 📫 "closed mailbox with raised flag" and links it with closed, communication, flag, mail. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the mail subgroup of objects.
When was the closed mailbox with raised flag emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.6 from 2010, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the closed mailbox with raised flag emoji?
Any emoji picker finds 📫 when you search for closed.