📴
Mobile Phone Off Emoji
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Emoji Overview
📴 Meaning and Explanation
The 📴 emoji shows a mobile phone with a diagonal line across it, indicating that it is turned off or that its signal is unavailable. It symbolizes disconnection, unavailability, privacy, or a break from technology. It can also represent a phone being in airplane mode or a desire to be undisturbed.
📴 How to Use
You can use the 📴 emoji in various contexts:
- To indicate that you are offline, unavailable, or taking a break from your phone.
- To remind others to turn off their phones, especially in places like theaters or meetings.
- To express a desire for peace and quiet, away from digital distractions.
- When your phone battery has died or you are in an area with no signal.
📴 Cultural Background
The 📴 emoji is widely understood across cultures due to the global prevalence of mobile phones and the universal need for disconnection or privacy. Its meaning is generally consistent.
| Region/Context | Common Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 🌍 Global | Phone off, no signal, unavailable, digital detox | Universally recognized as indicating a phone is not active or reachable. |
| 🤫 Quiet Zones | Reminder to silence phones | Often used in public spaces like cinemas, libraries, or places of worship. |
| 🧘 Personal Time | Disconnection, privacy, focus | Used by individuals to signal a desire for uninterrupted personal time. |