Emoji
(CAMERA WITH FLASH): meaning and Unicode code
Meaning of the emoji
(CAMERA WITH FLASH), Unicode code, HTML entity, and usage examples. Copy the symbol with one click.

Information about emoji CAMERA WITH FLASH
- Unicode Name
- CAMERA WITH FLASH
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F4F8
- Subcategory
- light & video
- Slug
- camera_with_flash
Meaning and description of emoticon 📸
Emoji 📸 depicts a photo camera with a flash — a bright spark at the moment of capture. Found in the "Objects" section of the Unicode table.
In its direct sense, 📸 means filming, screen, and the visual format of an image. 📸 performs best when you need to show video, cinema, filming, on-screen format, or a visual scene. And in messages, this usually means "this is about video" or "the on-screen format matters" or "we are talking about filming or watching." 📸 often appears alongside 🎬 📽 🍿 — together they create a complete image. For example, in phrases like "The visual presentation and screen is immediately readable here 📸" everything falls into place. Behind 📸 literal meaning lies the fact that such emojis often mean not literal equipment, but a shift into observation mode, display, or performance.
Usage Examples 📸
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :camera_with_flash: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :camera_with_flash: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :camera_with_flash: | |
| HTML Dec | 📸 | |
| HTML Hex | 📸 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4F8"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F4F8 | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83D\uDCF8 | |
| Perl | \x{1F4F8} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F4F8} | |
| Punycode | xn--uu8h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%93%B8 | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 93 B8 |