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camera meaning

The camera emoji 📷 shows a classic photo camera, standing for photography, pictures, and capturing memories. People use it to talk about taking or sharing photos, to credit a photographer, or to signal 'say cheese' and 'picture time'. It also references cameras as objects and the hobby of photography.

Meaning

The camera emoji 📷 shows a classic photo camera, standing for photography, pictures, and capturing memories. People use it to talk about taking or sharing photos, to credit a photographer, or to signal 'say cheese' and 'picture time'. It also references cameras as objects and the hobby of photography. Simple and instantly recognizable, it's the natural symbol for snapshots, selfies, and any moment worth documenting.

Trend over time

Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Camera

How to use it

  • Say cheese 📷
  • Photo dump from the weekend 📷
  • Bringing my camera on the trip 📷

How it looks

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camera rendered in Noto Color Emoji
Noto Color Emoji
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0

Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).

camera rendered in Twemoji
Twemoji
CC-BY-4.0

Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).

camera rendered in OpenMoji
OpenMoji
CC-BY-SA-4.0

OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.

camera rendered in Blobmoji
Blobmoji
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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LanguageName
Afrikaanskamera
አማርኛካሜራ
العربيةكاميرا
অসমীয়াকেমেৰা
azərbaycankamera
башҡортфотоаппарат
беларускаякамера
българскифотоапарат
বাংলাক্যামেরা
bosanskifotoaparat
catalàcàmera
ᏣᎳᎩᏗᏓᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ
češtinafotoaparát
чӑваш чӗлхикамера
Cymraegcamera
DeutschFotoapparat
dolnoserbšćinafotoaparat
Ελληνικάφωτογραφική μηχανή
Englishcamera
españolcámara de fotos
eestikaamera
euskarakamera
فارسیدوربین
suomikamera
Filipinocamera
føroysktmyndatól
françaisappareil photo
Gaeilgeceamara
Gàidhligcamara
galegocámara de fotos
ગુજરાતીકૅમેરા
Hausakyamara
עבריתמצלמה
हिन्दीकैमरा
hrvatskifotoaparat
hornjoserbšćinafotoaparat
magyarfényképezőgép
հայերենֆոտոապարատ
Indonesiakamera
íslenskamyndavél
italianofotocamera
日本語カメラ
Jawakamera
ქართულიფოტოაპარატი
қазақ тілікамера
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كامەرا
ខ្មែរកាមេរ៉ា​
ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಯಾಮರಾ
한국어카메라
कोंकणीकॅमेरा
кыргызчакамера
ລາວກ້ອງຖ່າຍຮູບ
lietuviųfotoaparatas
latviešufotokamera
македонскифотоапарат
മലയാളംക്യാമറ
монголкамер
मराठीकॅमेरा
Melayukamera
မြန်မာကင်မရာ
नेपालीक्यामेरा
Nederlandscamera
norskkamera
ଓଡ଼ିଆକ୍ୟାମେରା
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਕੈਮਰਾ
Naijíriá PíjinKámẹ́ra
polskiaparat fotograficzny
پښتوکامره
portuguêscâmera
rumantschapparat da fotografar
românăcameră foto
русскийфотоаппарат
سنڌيڪئميرا
တႆးၵွင်ႈထႆႇ
සිංහලකැමරාව
slovenčinafotoaparát
slovenščinafotoaparat
Soomaalikamarad
shqipkamerë
српскифотоапарат
srpskifotoaparat
svenskakamera
Kiswahilikamera
தமிழ்கேமரா
తెలుగుకెమెరా
ไทยกล้อง
ትግርኛካሜራ
türkmen dilikamera
lea fakatongafaitā
Türkçefotoğraf makinesi
українськафотоапарат
اردوکیمرا
o‘zbekkamera
Tiếng Việtmáy ảnh
Èdè Yorùbákámẹ́rà
粵語相機
粤语相机
中文相机
繁體中文相機
isiZuluikhamera

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F4F7 U+FE0F
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:camera:
Category
Objects

FAQ

What does the camera emoji (📷️) mean?
The camera emoji 📷 shows a classic photo camera, standing for photography, pictures, and capturing memories. People use it to talk about taking or sharing photos, to credit a photographer, or to signal 'say cheese' and 'picture time'. It also references cameras as objects and the hobby of photography.
How do you type the camera emoji?
Copy the camera 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 camera emoji in?
The camera emoji belongs to the Objects category.

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