open mailbox with raised flag
An open mailbox with its red flag raised, indicating outgoing mail is waiting for pickup
Meaning
An open mailbox with its red flag raised, indicating outgoing mail is waiting for pickup. In conversation it commonly stands for postal mail, deliveries, or messages arriving, and often signals that someone has something to send or that an inbox holds new items. It can also represent checking for updates or awaiting a reply. Because the raised flag traditionally marks outgoing rather than incoming mail, its use can be ambiguous; context usually clarifies whether sending or receiving is meant.
Open mailbox with raised flag — Approved as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014.
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Names from Unicode CLDR 48.2.1 — official Unicode data.
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Unicode data
U+1F4ECopen mailbox with raised flagF0 9F 93 ACShortcodes
:open_mailbox_with_raised_flag:HTML & CSS
📬📬\1F4EC Languages
\u{1F4EC}\U0001F4EC\x{1F4EC}\u{1F4EC}Encodings
xn--iu8h%F0%9F%93%ACFrequently asked
What does 📬 open mailbox with raised flag mean?
An open mailbox with its red flag raised, indicating outgoing mail is waiting for pickup. In conversation it commonly stands for postal mail, deliveries, or messages arriving, and often signals that someone has something to send or that an inbox holds new items. It can also represent checking for updates or awaiting a reply. Because the raised flag traditionally marks outgoing rather than incoming mail, its use can be ambiguous; context usually clarifies whether sending or receiving is meant.
What are the Unicode codepoints and shortcode for 📬 open mailbox with raised flag?
U+1F4EC (Unicode 7.0, 2014) · :open_mailbox_with_raised_flag:
Which emojis are related to 📬 open mailbox with raised flag?
✉️ envelope, 📧 e-mail, 📨 incoming envelope, 📩 envelope with arrow, 📤 outbox tray, 📥 inbox tray, 📦 package, 📫 closed mailbox with raised flag