ledger
ledger meaning
A ledger or accounts book. It stands for bookkeeping, records and money — the physical accounts book that spreadsheets replaced. It appears in finance and admin contexts, and figuratively in the idea of the ledger: a running record of what is owed and to whom, which is a metaphor roughly as old as writing itself.
Meaning
A ledger or accounts book. It stands for bookkeeping, records and money — the physical accounts book that spreadsheets replaced. It appears in finance and admin contexts, and figuratively in the idea of the ledger: a running record of what is owed and to whom, which is a metaphor roughly as old as writing itself.
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How to use it
- The books are balanced. Barely 📒
- Keeping the accounts by hand 📒
- Everything is on the ledger 📒
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | lêer |
| አማርኛ | መዝገብ |
| العربية | دفتر |
| অসমীয়া | জমা-খৰচৰ বহী |
| azərbaycan | mühasibatlıq kitabı |
| башҡорт | иҫәп китабы |
| беларуская | бухгалтарская кніга |
| български | главна книга |
| বাংলা | খাতা |
| bosanski | rokovnik |
| català | llibre de comptabilitat |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᎭᎨᏓ |
| čeština | účetní kniha |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | блокнот |
| Cymraeg | cyfriflyfr |
| Deutsch | Spiralblock |
| dolnoserbšćina | žołty zapisnik |
| Ελληνικά | λογιστικό βιβλίο |
| English | ledger |
| español | libro de contabilidad |
| eesti | arveraamat |
| euskara | kontabilitate-liburua |
| فارسی | دفتر سیمی |
| suomi | tilikirja |
| Filipino | ledger |
| føroyskt | høvuðsbók |
| français | carnet de compte |
| Gaeilge | mórleabhar |
| Gàidhlig | leabhar-cunntais |
| galego | libro de contabilidade |
| ગુજરાતી | ખાતાવહી |
| Hausa | laja |
| עברית | יומן |
| हिन्दी | लेजर, नोटबुक |
| hrvatski | računovodstvena knjiga |
| hornjoserbšćina | žołty zapisnik |
| magyar | főkönyv |
| հայերեն | հաշվապահական մատյան |
| Indonesia | buku besar |
| íslenska | dagbók |
| italiano | quaderno ad anelli |
| 日本語 | リングノート |
| Jawa | buku besar |
| ქართული | დავთარი |
| қазақ тілі | басты кітап |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | باستى كىتاپ |
| ខ្មែរ | សៀវភៅបញ្ជី |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಲೆಡ್ಜರ್ |
| 한국어 | 노트 |
| कोंकणी | लेजर |
| кыргызча | бухгалтердик китепче |
| ລາວ | ປື້ມບັນທຶກເຈາະຮູຂ້າງ |
| lietuvių | sąskaitų knyga |
| latviešu | grāmata ar spirāli |
| македонски | тефтер |
| മലയാളം | ലെഡ്ജർ |
| монгол | өврийн дэвтэр |
| मराठी | लेजर |
| Melayu | lejar |
| မြန်မာ | လယ်ဂျာစာအုပ် |
| नेपाली | लेजर |
| Nederlands | grootboek |
| norsk | spiralblokk |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲେଜର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਬਹੀ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Lẹ́ja |
| polski | skoroszyt |
| پښتو | ليجر |
| português | livro contábil |
| rumantsch | carnet a spirala |
| română | registru |
| русский | блокнот |
| سنڌي | ليجر |
| တႆး | ပပ်ႉလႄႇၵျႃႇ |
| සිංහල | ලෙජරය |
| slovenčina | účtovná kniha |
| slovenščina | zvezek s spiralno vezavo |
| Soomaali | buuga xisaabaadka |
| shqip | libër llogarish |
| српски | бележница |
| srpski | beležnica |
| svenska | liggare |
| Kiswahili | leja |
| தமிழ் | லெட்ஜெர் |
| తెలుగు | లెడ్జర్ |
| ไทย | สมุดโน้ตเจาะรูข้าง |
| ትግርኛ | መዝገብ |
| türkmen dili | buhgalter kitaby |
| lea fakatonga | lētisa |
| Türkçe | resmi defter |
| українська | гросбух |
| اردو | لیجر |
| o‘zbek | ro‘yxatga olish kitobi |
| Tiếng Việt | sổ cái |
| Èdè Yorùbá | lé̩jà |
| 粵語 | 賬簿 |
| 粤语 | 账簿 |
| 中文 | 账本 |
| 繁體中文 | 帳本 |
| isiZulu | ileja |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4D2
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :ledger:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the ledger emoji (📒) mean?
- A ledger or accounts book. It stands for bookkeeping, records and money — the physical accounts book that spreadsheets replaced. It appears in finance and admin contexts, and figuratively in the idea of the ledger: a running record of what is owed and to whom, which is a metaphor roughly as old as writing itself.
- How do you type the ledger emoji?
- Copy the ledger 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 ledger emoji in?
- The ledger emoji belongs to the Objects category.