card index
card index meaning
A rotary card index — a Rolodex. It stands for contacts, addresses and the pre-digital business of keeping track of people.
Meaning
A rotary card index — a Rolodex. It stands for contacts, addresses and the pre-digital business of keeping track of people. It is a genuinely obsolete object, replaced entirely by the phone, and it is used almost entirely for nostalgia or to make a point about how contacts used to be kept — on cards, in a drawer, one per person.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Index card
How to use it
- The original contacts app 📇
- A Rolodex. Ask your parents 📇
- Everyone I know, on cards 📇
How it looks
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This emoji in other languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kaartindeks |
| አማርኛ | ካርድ መጥቁም |
| العربية | فهرس بطاقات |
| অসমীয়া | কাৰ্ড ইনডেক্স |
| azərbaycan | kart indeksi |
| башҡорт | картотека |
| беларуская | картатэка |
| български | картотека |
| বাংলা | কার্ডের সূচী |
| bosanski | rotirajući stalak za vizit kartice |
| català | organitzador de targetes |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏆᏂᏲᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏛᏍᏗ |
| čeština | vizitkovník |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | оргайзер |
| Cymraeg | mynegai cardiau |
| Deutsch | Rotationskartei |
| dolnoserbšćina | rotaciska kartaja |
| Ελληνικά | ευρετήριο καρτών |
| English | card index |
| español | organizador de fichas |
| eesti | kataloog |
| euskara | txartel-euskarria |
| فارسی | کارتهای راهنما |
| suomi | kortisto |
| Filipino | card index |
| føroyskt | kartotek |
| français | carnet d’adresses |
| Gaeilge | innéacs cártaí |
| Gàidhlig | clàr-amais chairtean |
| galego | organizador de tarxetas |
| ગુજરાતી | કાર્ડ અનુક્રમ |
| Hausa | katin fihirisa |
| עברית | כרטסת |
| हिन्दी | कार्ड इंडेक्स |
| hrvatski | kartoteka |
| hornjoserbšćina | wjerćity register za wizitki |
| magyar | forgó névjegykártyatartó |
| հայերեն | քարտադարան |
| Indonesia | indeks kartu |
| íslenska | spjaldskrá |
| italiano | schedario |
| 日本語 | カードインデックス |
| Jawa | indeks kertu |
| ქართული | ბარათებიანი საძიებელი |
| қазақ тілі | карта индексі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كارتا يندەكسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប្រដាប់ព្យួរកាត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕ |
| 한국어 | 카드 인덱스 |
| कोंकणी | कार्ड इंडेक्स |
| кыргызча | картотека |
| ລາວ | ກ່ອງໃສ່ບັດ |
| lietuvių | kortelių dėklas |
| latviešu | kartīšu rādītājs |
| македонски | држач за картички |
| മലയാളം | കാർഡ് ഇൻഡക്സ് |
| монгол | картын индекс |
| मराठी | कार्ड अनुक्रमणिका |
| Melayu | indeks kad |
| မြန်မာ | ကတ် အညွှန်း |
| नेपाली | कार्ड सूचक |
| Nederlands | kaartindex |
| norsk | kartotek |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | କାର୍ଡ୍ ଅନୁକ୍ରମଣିକା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਾਰਡ ਸੂਚੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kád Índẹks |
| polski | wizytownik |
| پښتو | کارت جدول |
| português | índice de cartões |
| rumantsch | cartoteca |
| română | repertoriu |
| русский | органайзер |
| سنڌي | ڪارڊ انڊيڪس |
| တႆး | ဢိၼ်းတႅၵ်ႉၶႅပ်း |
| සිංහල | කාඩ්පත් දර්ශකය |
| slovenčina | otáčací stojan na vizitky |
| slovenščina | organizator vizitk |
| Soomaali | nidaaminta kaararka |
| shqip | katalog skedash |
| српски | каталог картица |
| srpski | katalog kartica |
| svenska | kortregister |
| Kiswahili | kadi |
| தமிழ் | கார்டு இன்டெக்ஸ் |
| తెలుగు | కార్డ్ సూచిక |
| ไทย | ที่ใส่บัตร |
| ትግርኛ | ካርድ ኢንዴክስ |
| türkmen dili | kart indeksi |
| lea fakatonga | tohi fakahinohino fakamaʻu vilovilo |
| Türkçe | kart dizini |
| українська | картотека |
| اردو | کارڈ انڈیکس |
| o‘zbek | kartoteka |
| Tiếng Việt | chỉ mục thẻ |
| Èdè Yorùbá | káàdì àtòjọ atọ́kà-ọ̀rọ̀ |
| 粵語 | 卡片索引 |
| 粤语 | 卡片索引 |
| 中文 | 卡片索引 |
| 繁體中文 | 索引卡 |
| isiZulu | okokuhlela amakhadi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4C7
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :card_index:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the card index emoji (📇) mean?
- A rotary card index — a Rolodex. It stands for contacts, addresses and the pre-digital business of keeping track of people.
- How do you type the card index emoji?
- Copy the card index 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 card index emoji in?
- The card index emoji belongs to the Objects category.