envelope
envelope meaning
A sealed envelope. It stands for letters, post and physical mail — an act that has become almost ceremonial. Writing an actual letter now carries far more weight than it ever did when it was routine, precisely because almost nobody does it any more.
Meaning
A sealed envelope. It stands for letters, post and physical mail — an act that has become almost ceremonial. Writing an actual letter now carries far more weight than it ever did when it was routine, precisely because almost nobody does it any more. It appears in mail and correspondence contexts, and it always means something.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Envelope
How to use it
- Wrote an actual letter. Posted it and everything ✉️
- A letter means more now than it ever did ✉️
- Sealed and stamped ✉️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
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
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | koevert |
| አማርኛ | ኤንቨሎፕ |
| العربية | ظرف |
| অসমীয়া | লেফাফা |
| azərbaycan | zərf |
| башҡорт | конверт |
| беларуская | канверт |
| български | плик |
| বাংলা | খাম |
| bosanski | koverta |
| català | sobre |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎸᏙᏗ |
| čeština | obálka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | конверт |
| Cymraeg | amlen |
| Deutsch | Briefumschlag |
| dolnoserbšćina | listowa wobalka |
| Ελληνικά | φάκελος |
| English | envelope |
| español | sobre |
| eesti | ümbrik |
| euskara | gutun-azal |
| فارسی | پاکت نامه |
| suomi | kirjekuori |
| Filipino | sobre |
| føroyskt | brævbjálvi |
| français | enveloppe |
| Gaeilge | clúdach litreach |
| Gàidhlig | cèis-litreach |
| galego | sobre |
| ગુજરાતી | પરબીડિયું |
| Hausa | ambulo |
| עברית | מעטפה |
| हिन्दी | लिफ़ाफ़ा |
| hrvatski | omotnica |
| hornjoserbšćina | listowa wobalka |
| magyar | boríték |
| հայերեն | ծրար |
| Indonesia | amplop |
| íslenska | umslag |
| italiano | busta |
| 日本語 | 封筒 |
| Jawa | amplop |
| ქართული | კონვერტი |
| қазақ тілі | конверт |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | حات قاپ |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្រោមសំបុត្រ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಲಕೋಟೆ |
| 한국어 | 봉투 |
| कोंकणी | एन्वालॉप |
| кыргызча | конверт |
| ລາວ | ຊອງຈົດໝາຍ |
| lietuvių | vokas |
| latviešu | aploksne |
| македонски | плик |
| മലയാളം | എൻവലപ്പ് |
| монгол | дугтуй |
| मराठी | लिफाफा |
| Melayu | sampul surat |
| မြန်မာ | စာအိတ် |
| नेपाली | खाम |
| Nederlands | envelop |
| norsk | konvolutt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲଫାଫା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਿਫਾਫ਼ਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹ́nvẹ́lop |
| polski | koperta |
| پښتو | لفافه |
| português | envelope |
| rumantsch | cuverta |
| română | plic |
| русский | конверт |
| سنڌي | لفافو |
| တႆး | ထူင်လိၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | ලියුම් කවරය |
| slovenčina | obálka |
| slovenščina | ovojnica |
| Soomaali | baqshad |
| shqip | zarf |
| српски | коверта |
| srpski | koverta |
| svenska | kuvert |
| Kiswahili | bahasha |
| தமிழ் | கடித உறை |
| తెలుగు | ఎన్వలప్ |
| ไทย | ซองจดหมาย |
| ትግርኛ | መዐሸጊ |
| türkmen dili | bukja |
| lea fakatonga | sila |
| Türkçe | zarf |
| українська | конверт |
| اردو | لفافہ |
| o‘zbek | konvert |
| Tiếng Việt | phong bì |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àpò ìwé |
| 粵語 | 信封 |
| 粤语 | 信封 |
| 中文 | 信封 |
| 繁體中文 | 郵件 |
| isiZulu | imvilophu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+2709 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :envelope:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the envelope emoji (✉️) mean?
- A sealed envelope. It stands for letters, post and physical mail — an act that has become almost ceremonial. Writing an actual letter now carries far more weight than it ever did when it was routine, precisely because almost nobody does it any more.
- How do you type the envelope emoji?
- Copy the envelope 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 envelope emoji in?
- The envelope emoji belongs to the Objects category.