Open mailbox with raised flag emoji 📬
Emoji 0.7 (2014) · U+1F4EC
What 📬 means
The keywords Unicode lists for 📬 are flag, mail, mailbox, open, postbox, raised. They show what people use it for.
Search for flag or mail on your emoji keyboard and 📬 is among the results.
You will find 📬 among the mail (13 emoji), part of objects with 268 emoji in all. Its neighbours include 📭 📮 🗳️ ✉️.
Will 📬 show on my friend's phone?
One of the first emoji ever: 📬 is part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, the set that started on Japanese phones. It shows everywhere.
How to type 📬
Search for flag in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 📬.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type open mailbox with raised flag.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type open mailbox with raised flag in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type open mailbox with raised flag.
Codes for developers
Under the hood, 📬 is one code point (U+1F4EC), 4 bytes in UTF-8 and 2 UTF-16 units, which is what a JavaScript length check counts.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F4EC | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 📬 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 📬 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4EC"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4EC} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%93%AC | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 93 AC |
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 | open mailbox with raised flag |
| Português | caixa de correio aberta com bandeira levantada |
| Español | buzón abierto con la bandera levantada |
| Italiano | cassetta postale aperta bandierina alzata |
| Français | boîte aux lettres ouverte drapeau levé |
| Deutsch | offener Briefkasten mit Post |
| Türkçe | işareti yukarıda açık posta kutusu |
| Bahasa Indonesia | kotak surat terbuka dengan bendera terangkat |
| Polski | otwarta skrzynka pocztowa z podniesioną flagą |
| Русский | открытый почтовый ящик с поднятым флажком |
| 日本語 | 開いた郵便受け（手紙あり） |
| 한국어 | 표지가 올라간 열린 우편함 |
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What does the open mailbox with raised flag emoji mean?
Unicode calls 📬 "open mailbox with raised flag" and links it with flag, mail, mailbox, open. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the mail subgroup of objects.
When was the open mailbox with raised flag emoji added?
It is one of the very first emoji, part of Emoji 0.7 from 2014, so it works on any phone.
How do I type the open mailbox with raised flag emoji?
Search for flag in the emoji picker of your phone or computer to find 📬.