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Telephone Receiver Emoji

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Emoji Overview

Unicode
Code Point
U+1F4DE
1F4DE
Emoji Name
telephone receiver
Version
Date Added for Emoji
0.6Initial release
Category
Keywords
phonecallhandset

📞 Meaning and Explanation

The 📞 emoji depicts a classic telephone receiver, the part of a phone held to the ear and mouth. It represents a phone call, communication, or contact.

It is commonly associated with making or receiving calls, customer service, support, or getting in touch. It can also symbolize conversation, connection, or reaching out.

This emoji evokes feelings of direct communication, urgency, or the act of connecting with someone verbally.

📞 How to Use

This emoji is frequently used to express:

  1. Making a Call: To indicate that you are calling someone, or asking someone to call you.
  2. Contact Information: To provide a phone number or suggest contacting someone by phone.
  3. Customer Service/Support: To refer to helplines, support lines, or direct assistance.
  4. Urgency: To imply that a matter needs immediate verbal communication.

📞 Cultural Background

Region Common Meaning Additional Notes or Misunderstandings
Global Phone call, contact, communication Universally understood as a symbol for telephone communication.
Business/Professional Customer service, support, direct contact Frequently used in professional contexts to indicate phone-based communication.
Informal Communication Call me, talk soon, urgent message Used casually to initiate or refer to phone conversations.
Figurative Use "Hotline," direct line, immediate contact Can be used metaphorically to suggest a direct and immediate channel of communication.

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