fax machine
fax machine meaning
A fax machine. Like the pager it is an obsolete object that stubbornly refuses to die: fax is still used in parts of healthcare, law and Japanese business, where it retains a legal status that email does not.
Meaning
A fax machine. Like the pager it is an obsolete object that stubbornly refuses to die: fax is still used in parts of healthcare, law and Japanese business, where it retains a legal status that email does not. As an emoji it is used for nostalgia, and as a byword for institutions that have not modernised.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Fax
How to use it
- They asked me to fax it. In this decade 📠
- Japanese offices still run on these 📠
- The NHS and the fax machine, an enduring romance 📠
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 | faksmasjien |
| አማርኛ | ፋክስ ማሽን |
| العربية | فاكس |
| অসমীয়া | ফেক্স মেচিন |
| azərbaycan | faks aparatı |
| башҡорт | факс аппараты |
| беларуская | факсімільны апарат |
| български | факс |
| বাংলা | ফ্যাক্স মেশিন |
| bosanski | faks |
| català | fax |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏫᎦᏅᎥᏍᎩ |
| čeština | fax |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | факс аппарачӗ |
| Cymraeg | peiriant ffacs |
| Deutsch | Faxgerät |
| dolnoserbšćina | faks |
| Ελληνικά | συσκευή φαξ |
| English | fax machine |
| español | máquina de fax |
| eesti | faksimasin |
| euskara | faxa |
| فارسی | دستگاه نمابر |
| suomi | faksi |
| Filipino | fax machine |
| føroyskt | telefaks |
| français | fax |
| Gaeilge | meaisín facsála |
| Gàidhlig | inneal facs |
| galego | fax |
| ગુજરાતી | ફૅક્સ મશીન |
| Hausa | injin faks |
| עברית | מכשיר פקס |
| हिन्दी | फ़ैक्स मशीन |
| hrvatski | faks |
| hornjoserbšćina | faksowak |
| magyar | faxkészülék |
| հայերեն | ֆաքսի մեքենա |
| Indonesia | mesin faks |
| íslenska | fax |
| italiano | fax |
| 日本語 | ファックス |
| Jawa | mesin faks |
| ქართული | ფაქსი |
| қазақ тілі | факс машина |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | فاكس ماشينا |
| ខ្មែរ | ម៉ាស៊ីនហ្វាក់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಫ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಯಂತ್ರ |
| 한국어 | 팩스 |
| कोंकणी | फॅक्स मशीन |
| кыргызча | факс машинасы |
| ລາວ | ເຄື່ອງຮັບສົ່ງແຟັກ |
| lietuvių | fakso aparatas |
| latviešu | fakss |
| македонски | факс |
| മലയാളം | ഫാക്സ് മെഷീൻ |
| монгол | факсын машин |
| मराठी | फॅक्स मशीन |
| Melayu | mesin faksimili |
| မြန်မာ | ဖက်စ် စာပို့စက် |
| नेपाली | फ्याक्स मेसिन |
| Nederlands | fax |
| norsk | faksmaskin |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଫ୍ୟାକ୍ସ ମେସିନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਫੈਕਸ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Fáks Mashin |
| polski | faks |
| پښتو | د فکس ماشین |
| português | fax |
| rumantsch | fax |
| română | echipament fax |
| русский | факс |
| سنڌي | فيڪس مشين |
| တႆး | ၶိူင်ႈၾႅၵ်ႉသ် |
| සිංහල | ෆැක්ස් යන්ත්රය |
| slovenčina | fax |
| slovenščina | telefaks |
| Soomaali | mishiinka fakiska |
| shqip | faks |
| српски | факс |
| srpski | faks |
| svenska | fax |
| Kiswahili | mashine ya faksi |
| தமிழ் | பேக்ஸ் |
| తెలుగు | ఫ్యాక్స్ మెషీన్ |
| ไทย | แฟกซ์ |
| ትግርኛ | ፋክስ ማሽን |
| türkmen dili | faks apparaty |
| lea fakatonga | foni tohi |
| Türkçe | faks makinesi |
| українська | факс |
| اردو | فیکس مشین |
| o‘zbek | faks apparati |
| Tiếng Việt | máy fax |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ẹ̀rọ fákìsì |
| 粵語 | 傳真機 |
| 粤语 | 传真机 |
| 中文 | 传真机 |
| 繁體中文 | 傳真機 |
| isiZulu | umshini wefeksi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4E0
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :fax: :fax_machine:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the fax machine emoji (📠) mean?
- A fax machine. Like the pager it is an obsolete object that stubbornly refuses to die: fax is still used in parts of healthcare, law and Japanese business, where it retains a legal status that email does not.
- How do you type the fax machine emoji?
- Copy the fax machine 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 fax machine emoji in?
- The fax machine emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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