headphone
headphone meaning
A pair of over-ear headphones. They stand for listening to music, and for the deliberate act of shutting the world out.
Meaning
A pair of over-ear headphones. They stand for listening to music, and for the deliberate act of shutting the world out. They appear in music posts and in the widely-shared truth that headphones on means do not talk to me — a social signal so universally understood that it needs no explanation and brooks no argument.
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How to use it
- Headphones on, world off 🎧
- Universal signal for do not talk to me 🎧
- New album, full volume, nothing else 🎧
How it looks
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Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oorfoon |
| አማርኛ | የጆሮ ማዳመጫ |
| العربية | سماعة رأس |
| অসমীয়া | হেডফোন |
| azərbaycan | qulaqlıq |
| башҡорт | ҡолаҡса |
| беларуская | навушнікі |
| български | слушалки |
| বাংলা | হেডফোন |
| bosanski | slušalice |
| català | auricular |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏟᎤᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | sluchátka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хӑлхалӑх |
| Cymraeg | clustffon |
| Deutsch | Kopfhörer |
| dolnoserbšćina | nagłowne słuchatko |
| Ελληνικά | ακουστικά |
| English | headphone |
| español | auricular |
| eesti | kõrvaklapid |
| euskara | entzungailuak |
| فارسی | هدفون |
| suomi | kuuloke |
| Filipino | headphone |
| føroyskt | høvuðsett |
| français | casque |
| Gaeilge | cluasáin |
| Gàidhlig | headphone |
| galego | auriculares |
| ગુજરાતી | હેડફોન |
| Hausa | mazirorin kunne |
| עברית | אוזניה |
| हिन्दी | हेडफ़ोन |
| hrvatski | slušalice |
| hornjoserbšćina | słuchatka |
| magyar | fülhallgató |
| հայերեն | ականջակալ |
| Indonesia | headphone |
| íslenska | heyrnartól |
| italiano | cuffie |
| 日本語 | ヘッドホン |
| Jawa | headphone |
| ქართული | ყურსასმენი |
| қазақ тілі | құлақаспап |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قۇلاققاپ |
| ខ្មែរ | កាសនិងណោតភ្លេងបី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹೆಡ್ಫೋನ್ |
| 한국어 | 헤드폰 |
| कोंकणी | हेडफोन |
| кыргызча | кулакаспап |
| ລາວ | ຫູຟັງ |
| lietuvių | ausinės |
| latviešu | austiņas |
| македонски | слушалки |
| മലയാളം | ഹെഡ്ഫോൺ |
| монгол | чихэвч |
| मराठी | हेडफोन |
| Melayu | fon kepala |
| မြန်မာ | နားကြပ် |
| नेपाली | हेडफोन |
| Nederlands | hoofdtelefoon |
| norsk | hodetelefoner |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହେଡଫୋନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੈੱਡਫ਼ੋਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hẹ́dfon |
| polski | słuchawki |
| پښتو | غوږۍ ګوشکه |
| português | fones de ouvido |
| rumantsch | uregliers |
| română | cască audio |
| русский | наушники |
| سنڌي | هيڊ فون |
| တႆး | ၶိူင်ႈထွမ်ႇႁူ |
| සිංහල | හෙඩ්ෆෝනය |
| slovenčina | slúchadlá |
| slovenščina | slušalka |
| Soomaali | dhago |
| shqip | kufje |
| српски | слушалица |
| srpski | slušalica |
| svenska | hörlur |
| Kiswahili | spika za masikioni |
| தமிழ் | ஹெட்ஃபோன் |
| తెలుగు | హెడ్ఫోన్ |
| ไทย | หูฟัง |
| ትግርኛ | ናይ ርእሲ ስልኪ |
| türkmen dili | nauşnik |
| lea fakatonga | sipika ʻulu |
| Türkçe | kulaklık |
| українська | навушники |
| اردو | ہیڈ فون |
| o‘zbek | quloqlik |
| Tiếng Việt | tai nghe |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ẹ̀rọ àdágbórinsétí |
| 粵語 | 耳機 |
| 粤语 | 耳机 |
| 中文 | 耳机 |
| 繁體中文 | 耳機 |
| isiZulu | ama-headphone |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3A7 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :headphones:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the headphone emoji (🎧️) mean?
- A pair of over-ear headphones. They stand for listening to music, and for the deliberate act of shutting the world out.
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