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

Information about emoji OPEN MAILBOX WITH RAISED FLAG
- Unicode Name
- OPEN MAILBOX WITH RAISED FLAG
- Unicode Codepoint
- U+1F4EC
- Subcategory
- Slug
- mailbox_with_mail
Meaning and description of emoticon 📬
Emoji 📬 depicts an open mailbox with a raised flag and visible correspondence inside. Found in the "Objects" section of the Unicode table.
📬 carries the sense of mail, a letter, and the transmission of a message over distance. 📬 is fitting in situations where you need to show a letter, mail, sending, receiving a message, or the fact of information delivery. In messaging, 📬 conveys "this is about mail and sending" or "the message matters" or "we are talking about delivering a letter." 📬 often appears alongside ✉ 📨 — together they create a complete image. A typical phrase with 📬: "Here, the letter, delivery, and the act of sending a message are what matter 📬" — and the context is instantly clear. In truth, postal emojis often mean not just an envelope, but the anticipation of a reply, distance, and the ritual of connecting through a message.
Usage Examples 📬
| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcode (Slack) | :mailbox_with_mail: | |
| Shortcode (Discord) | :mailbox_with_mail: | |
| Shortcode (GitHub) | :mailbox_with_mail: | |
| HTML Dec | 📬 | |
| HTML Hex | 📬 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F4EC"; | |
| C, C++, Python | \U0001F4EC | |
| Java, JavaScript & JSON | \uD83D\uDCEC | |
| Perl | \x{1F4EC} | |
| PHP & Ruby | \u{1F4EC} | |
| Punycode | xn--iu8h | |
| URL Escape Code | %F0%9F%93%AC | |
| Bytes (UTF-8) | F0 9F 93 AC |