Speech balloon emoji 💬
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F4AC
What 💬 means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Speech balloon 💬 is tagged with these keywords: balloon, bubble, comic, dialog, message, sms, speech, talk, text, typing.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing balloon or bubble in the emoji search brings up 💬.
Speech balloon 💬 is one of 15 emoji in the emotions subgroup of smileys & emotion (172 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 speech balloon.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type speech balloon.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type speech balloon in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type speech balloon.
Codes for developers
Speech balloon 💬 is a single code point, U+1F4AC. 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+1F4AC | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 💬 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 💬 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4AC"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4AC} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%92%AC | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 92 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 | speech balloon |
| Português | balão de diálogo |
| Español | bocadillo de diálogo |
| Italiano | fumetto |
| Français | bulle de parole |
| Deutsch | Sprechblase mit drei Punkten |
| Türkçe | konuşma balonu |
| Bahasa Indonesia | balon ucapan |
| Polski | dymek |
| Русский | облачко с многоточием |
| 日本語 | 会話の吹き出し |
| 한국어 | 말풍선 |
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All smileys & emotion emoji →Questions people ask
What does the speech balloon emoji mean?
Unicode calls 💬 "speech balloon" and links it with balloon, bubble, comic, dialog. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the emotions subgroup of smileys & emotion.
When was the speech balloon 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 speech balloon emoji?
Any emoji picker finds 💬 when you search for speech balloon.