briefcase
briefcase meaning
A leather briefcase. It stands for work, business and the professional world — the object that says someone has a job involving documents. It appears in career, business and interview contexts.
Meaning
A leather briefcase. It stands for work, business and the professional world — the object that says someone has a job involving documents. It appears in career, business and interview contexts. Like the necktie it carries a faintly dated air, since most people now carry a laptop bag or nothing at all, and that dated quality is part of how it is used.
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How to use it
- First day at the new job 💼
- Nobody actually carries one of these anymore 💼
- Strictly business 💼
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | aktetas |
| አማርኛ | ቦርሳ |
| العربية | حقيبة كتب |
| অসমীয়া | ব্ৰীফকেছ |
| azərbaycan | çemodan |
| башҡорт | портфель |
| беларуская | партфель |
| български | чанта за документи |
| বাংলা | ব্রিফকেস |
| bosanski | aktovka |
| català | maletí |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᏅᏔᏅᏙᏗ |
| čeština | kufřík |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | портфель |
| Cymraeg | cas friff |
| Deutsch | Aktentasche |
| dolnoserbšćina | aktowka |
| Ελληνικά | χαρτοφύλακας |
| English | briefcase |
| español | maletín |
| eesti | portfell |
| euskara | maleta |
| فارسی | کیف اسناد |
| suomi | salkku |
| Filipino | briefcase |
| føroyskt | skjalamappa |
| français | porte-documents |
| Gaeilge | mála cáipéisí |
| Gàidhlig | màileid-oifise |
| galego | maletín |
| ગુજરાતી | બ્રીફકેસ |
| Hausa | jakar hannu |
| עברית | תיק מסמכים |
| हिन्दी | ब्रीफ़केस |
| hrvatski | aktovka |
| hornjoserbšćina | aktowka |
| magyar | aktatáska |
| հայերեն | պորտֆել |
| Indonesia | tas kantor |
| íslenska | skjalataska |
| italiano | valigetta 24 ore |
| 日本語 | ブリーフケース |
| Jawa | tas koper |
| ქართული | პორტფელი |
| қазақ тілі | портфель |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پورتفەل |
| ខ្មែរ | កាបូបយួសម្រាប់អ្នកធ្វើការ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಬ್ರೀಫ್ಕೇಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 서류 가방 |
| कोंकणी | ब्रिफकेस |
| кыргызча | портфель |
| ລາວ | ກະເປົ່າເອກະສານ |
| lietuvių | portfelis |
| latviešu | portfelis |
| македонски | актовка |
| മലയാളം | ബ്രീഫ്കേസ് |
| монгол | ажил хэргийн цүнх |
| मराठी | ब्रिफकेस |
| Melayu | beg bimbit |
| မြန်မာ | ရုံးသုံးလက်ဆွဲအိတ် |
| नेपाली | ब्रिफकेस |
| Nederlands | aktentas |
| norsk | dokumentmappe |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ବ୍ରିଫ୍କେସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਅਟੈਚੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Brífkes |
| polski | teczka |
| پښتو | بسته |
| português | maleta |
| rumantsch | mappa d’actas |
| română | servietă |
| русский | портфель |
| سنڌي | بريف ڪيس |
| တႆး | ထူင်လုမ်း |
| සිංහල | ලිපිපෙට්ටිය |
| slovenčina | aktovka |
| slovenščina | kovček |
| Soomaali | shandad shaqo |
| shqip | valixhe |
| српски | торба |
| srpski | torba |
| svenska | portfölj |
| Kiswahili | mkoba |
| தமிழ் | சூட்கேஸ் |
| తెలుగు | బ్రీఫ్ కేస్ |
| ไทย | กระเป๋าเอกสาร |
| ትግርኛ | መትሓዚ ቦርሳ |
| türkmen dili | portfel |
| lea fakatonga | kato leta toʻotoʻo |
| Türkçe | evrak çantası |
| українська | кейс |
| اردو | بریف کیس |
| o‘zbek | portfel |
| Tiếng Việt | cặp tài liệu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àpamọ́wọ́ |
| 粵語 | 公事包 |
| 粤语 | 公事包 |
| 中文 | 公文包 |
| 繁體中文 | 公事包 |
| isiZulu | ibhrifukhesi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4BC
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :briefcase:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the briefcase emoji (💼) mean?
- A leather briefcase. It stands for work, business and the professional world — the object that says someone has a job involving documents. It appears in career, business and interview contexts.
- How do you type the briefcase emoji?
- Copy the briefcase emoji 💼 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the briefcase emoji in?
- The briefcase emoji belongs to the Objects category.