Straight ruler emoji 📏
Emoji 0.6 (2010) · U+1F4CF
What 📏 means
Straight ruler 📏 goes with these words in Unicode's CLDR: angle, edge, math, ruler, straight, straightedge.
Those words also drive emoji search: try angle or edge on your phone to find 📏.
On the emoji keyboard, 📏 sits with the office (23 emoji) inside objects, which has 268 emoji, for example 📐 ✂️ 🗃️ 🗄️.
Will 📏 show on my friend's phone?
📏 has been around since the very first emoji set (Emoji 0.6, 2010), so every device you can think of shows it.
How to type 📏
To find 📏 quickly, type straight ruler into the emoji search.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type straight ruler.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type straight ruler in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type straight ruler.
Codes for developers
A character counter sees 📏 as one code point, U+1F4CF: 4 bytes in UTF-8 and a length of 2 in JavaScript.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F4CF | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 📏 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 📏 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4CF"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4CF} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%93%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 93 8F |
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 | straight ruler |
| Português | régua reta |
| Español | regla |
| Italiano | righello |
| Français | règle |
| Deutsch | Lineal |
| Türkçe | düz cetvel |
| Bahasa Indonesia | penggaris lurus |
| Polski | linijka |
| Русский | линейка |
| 日本語 | 定規 |
| 한국어 | 자 |
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All objects emoji →Questions people ask
What does the straight ruler emoji mean?
Unicode calls 📏 "straight ruler" and links it with angle, edge, math, ruler. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the office subgroup of objects.
When was the straight ruler 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 straight ruler emoji?
To find 📏 quickly, type straight ruler into the emoji search.