green book
green book meaning
A green book. Its plain colour makes it generic, but it carries a genuinely significant historical association: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guide published from 1936 to 1966 listing places where Black travellers could safely eat and sleep in segregated America. That history gives an otherwise plain object real weight.
Meaning
A green book. Its plain colour makes it generic, but it carries a genuinely significant historical association: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guide published from 1936 to 1966 listing places where Black travellers could safely eat and sleep in segregated America. That history gives an otherwise plain object real weight.
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- The Green Book was a survival guide, not a travel guide 📗
- Textbook season 📗
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | groen boek |
| አማርኛ | አረንጓዴ መጽሐፍ |
| العربية | كتاب أخضر |
| অসমীয়া | সেউজীয়া কিতাপ |
| azərbaycan | yaşıl kitab |
| башҡорт | йәшел китап |
| беларуская | зялёная кніга |
| български | зелена книга |
| বাংলা | সবুজ বই |
| bosanski | zelena knjiga |
| català | llibre verd |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᏤᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ |
| čeština | zelená kniha |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | симӗс кӗнеке |
| Cymraeg | llyfr gwyrdd |
| Deutsch | grünes Buch |
| dolnoserbšćina | zelene knigły |
| Ελληνικά | πράσινο βιβλίο |
| English | green book |
| español | libro verde |
| eesti | roheline raamat |
| euskara | liburu berdea |
| فارسی | کتاب سبز |
| suomi | vihreä kirja |
| Filipino | berdeng aklat |
| føroyskt | grøn bók |
| français | livre vert |
| Gaeilge | leabhar glas |
| Gàidhlig | leabhar uaine |
| galego | libro verde |
| ગુજરાતી | લીલું પુસ્તક |
| Hausa | koren littafi |
| עברית | ספר ירוק |
| हिन्दी | हरी किताब |
| hrvatski | zelena knjiga |
| hornjoserbšćina | zelena kniha |
| magyar | zöld könyv |
| հայերեն | կանաչ գիրք |
| Indonesia | buku hijau |
| íslenska | græn bók |
| italiano | libro verde |
| 日本語 | 緑の本 |
| Jawa | buku ijo |
| ქართული | მწვანე წიგნი |
| қазақ тілі | жасыл кітап |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | جاسىل كىتاپ |
| ខ្មែរ | សៀវភៅក្របពណ៌បៃតង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹಸಿರು ಪುಸ್ತಕ |
| 한국어 | 초록색 책 |
| कोंकणी | पाचवें पुस्तक |
| кыргызча | жашыл китеп |
| ລາວ | ປື້ມສີຂຽວ |
| lietuvių | žalia knyga |
| latviešu | zaļa grāmata |
| македонски | зелена книга |
| മലയാളം | പച്ച പുസ്തകം |
| монгол | ногоон ном |
| मराठी | शासकीय घडामोडींचे पुस्तक |
| Melayu | buku hijau |
| မြန်မာ | အစိမ်းရောင် စာအုပ် |
| नेपाली | हरियो पुस्तक |
| Nederlands | groen boek |
| norsk | grønn bok |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ସବୁଜ ବହି |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹਰੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Grín Buk |
| polski | zielona książka |
| پښتو | شنه کتاب |
| português | livro verde |
| rumantsch | cudesch verd |
| română | carte verde |
| русский | зеленая книга |
| سنڌي | سائو ڪتاب |
| တႆး | ပပ်ႉၶဵဝ် |
| සිංහල | කොළ පොත |
| slovenčina | zelená kniha |
| slovenščina | zelena knjiga |
| Soomaali | buug akhtara |
| shqip | libër jeshil |
| српски | зелена књига |
| srpski | zelena knjiga |
| svenska | grön bok |
| Kiswahili | kitabu cha kijani |
| தமிழ் | பச்சை புத்தகம் |
| తెలుగు | పచ్చ రంగు పుస్తకం |
| ไทย | หนังสือสีเขียว |
| ትግርኛ | ቀጠልያ መጽሓፍ |
| türkmen dili | ýaşyl kitap |
| lea fakatonga | tohi lanumata |
| Türkçe | yeşil kitap |
| українська | зелений підручник |
| اردو | سبز کتاب |
| o‘zbek | yashil kitob |
| Tiếng Việt | sách màu lục |
| Èdè Yorùbá | iwe alawọ ewe |
| 粵語 | 綠色書 |
| 粤语 | 绿色书 |
| 中文 | 绿色书本 |
| 繁體中文 | 綠色的書本 |
| isiZulu | incwadi eluhlaza satshani |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4D7
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :green_book:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the green book emoji (📗) mean?
- A green book. Its plain colour makes it generic, but it carries a genuinely significant historical association: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a guide published from 1936 to 1966 listing places where Black travellers could safely eat and sleep in segregated America. That history gives an otherwise plain object real weight.
- How do you type the green book emoji?
- Copy the green book 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 green book emoji in?
- The green book emoji belongs to the Objects category.