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closed mailbox with lowered flag

A mailbox shown closed with its signal flag lowered, indicating no mail is waiting to be collected

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Code points
U+1F4EA
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Meaning

A mailbox shown closed with its signal flag lowered, indicating no mail is waiting to be collected. In conversation it commonly represents mail delivery, postal services, or checking for messages, and can suggest that an inbox is empty or that nothing new has arrived. It often appears in contexts about sending or receiving letters, waiting for a reply, or quiet periods with no correspondence. Less commonly it stands in for email or notifications. Usage varies, so it can read as either neutral or mildly disappointed depending on context.

Closed mailbox with lowered flag — Approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.

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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.

Quick facts

Quick facts

Code points
U+1F4EA
Unicode name
closed mailbox with lowered flag
Category
ObjectsMail
Unicode
6.0 · 2010Emoji 0.6
Keywords
closedflagloweredmailmailboxpostboxemojimeaningmean

Developer

Single code point
Unicode data
Code pointsU+1F4EA
Unicode nameclosed mailbox with lowered flag
UTF-8F0 9F 93 AA
Shortcodes
Shortcode (Discord / GitHub / Slack):closed_mailbox_with_lowered_flag:
HTML & CSS
HTML (hex)📪
HTML (decimal)📪
CSS\1F4EA
Languages
JavaScript\u{1F4EA}
Python\U0001F4EA
Perl\x{1F4EA}
PHP / Ruby\u{1F4EA}
Encodings
Punycodexn--gu8h
URL escape code%F0%9F%93%AA

Frequently asked

What does 📪 closed mailbox with lowered flag mean?

A mailbox shown closed with its signal flag lowered, indicating no mail is waiting to be collected. In conversation it commonly represents mail delivery, postal services, or checking for messages, and can suggest that an inbox is empty or that nothing new has arrived. It often appears in contexts about sending or receiving letters, waiting for a reply, or quiet periods with no correspondence. Less commonly it stands in for email or notifications. Usage varies, so it can read as either neutral or mildly disappointed depending on context.

What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 📪 closed mailbox with lowered flag?

U+1F4EA (Unicode 6.0, 2010) · :closed_mailbox_with_lowered_flag:

Which emojis are related to 📪 closed mailbox with lowered flag?

✉️ envelope, 📧 e-mail, 📨 incoming envelope, 📩 envelope with arrow, 📤 outbox tray, 📥 inbox tray, 📦 package, 📫 closed mailbox with raised flag