post office
post office meaning
A European-style post office. It stands for the postal service — an institution that has been quietly hollowed out in a great many countries, with branches closing and services cut. It appears in mail contexts, and increasingly in campaigns about keeping local post offices open.
Meaning
A European-style post office. It stands for the postal service — an institution that has been quietly hollowed out in a great many countries, with branches closing and services cut. It appears in mail contexts, and increasingly in campaigns about keeping local post offices open. It is the emoji of an institution that most people only miss once it has gone.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Post office
How to use it
- Queue at the post office, half an hour 🏤
- Another branch closing 🏤
- Posting a parcel, the old-fashioned way 🏤
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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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | poskantoor |
| አማርኛ | ፖስታ ቤት |
| العربية | مكتب بريد |
| অসমীয়া | ডাক ঘৰ |
| azərbaycan | poçt idarəsi |
| башҡорт | почта |
| беларуская | паштамт |
| български | поща |
| বাংলা | পোস্ট অফিস |
| bosanski | pošta |
| català | oficina de correus europea |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎦᏁᏍᏗᎢ |
| čeština | pošta |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуштӑ уйрӑмӗ |
| Cymraeg | swyddfa bost |
| Deutsch | Postgebäude |
| dolnoserbšćina | twarjenje posta |
| Ελληνικά | ταχυδρομείο |
| English | post office |
| español | oficina de correos europea |
| eesti | postkontor |
| euskara | postetxea |
| فارسی | ادارهٔ پست |
| suomi | postitoimisto |
| Filipino | post office |
| føroyskt | posthús |
| français | bureau de poste |
| Gaeilge | oifig an phoist |
| Gàidhlig | oifis a’ phuist |
| galego | oficina de correos |
| ગુજરાતી | પોસ્ટ ઑફિસ |
| Hausa | gidan waya |
| עברית | בית דואר |
| हिन्दी | डाकघर, यूरोपीय डाकघर |
| hrvatski | poštanski ured |
| hornjoserbšćina | póstowy zarjad |
| magyar | postahivatal |
| հայերեն | փոստատուն |
| Indonesia | kantor pos |
| íslenska | evrópskt pósthús |
| italiano | ufficio postale |
| 日本語 | 西洋の郵便局 |
| Jawa | kantor pos ing Eropa |
| ქართული | საფოსტო განყოფილება |
| қазақ тілі | пошта бөлімшесі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پوشتا بولىمشەسى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប៉ុុស្តិ៍ប្រៃសនីយ៍ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಂಚೆ ಕಛೇರಿ |
| 한국어 | 우체국 |
| कोंकणी | टपाल कचेरी |
| кыргызча | почта |
| ລາວ | ຫ້ອງການໄປສະນີ |
| lietuvių | pašto pastatas |
| latviešu | pasta nodaļa |
| македонски | пошта |
| മലയാളം | പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ് |
| монгол | шуудан |
| मराठी | पोस्ट ऑफिस |
| Melayu | pejabat pos |
| မြန်မာ | စာတိုက် |
| नेपाली | हुलाक |
| Nederlands | postkantoor |
| norsk | postkontor |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଡାକ ଘର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਡਾਕਘਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Póst Ọ́fis |
| polski | urząd pocztowy |
| پښتو | پوستي دفتر |
| português | correio |
| rumantsch | posta |
| română | oficiu poștal |
| русский | почта |
| سنڌي | پوسٽ آفيس |
| တႆး | ႁူင်းသူင်ႇလိၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | තැපැල් කාර්යාලය |
| slovenčina | európska pošta |
| slovenščina | pošta |
| Soomaali | xafiis boosto |
| shqip | zyrë postare |
| српски | пошта |
| srpski | pošta |
| svenska | postkontor |
| Kiswahili | posta |
| தமிழ் | அஞ்சல் அலுவலகம் |
| తెలుగు | పోస్టాఫీస్ |
| ไทย | ไปรษณีย์ยุโรป |
| ትግርኛ | ፖስታ ቤት |
| türkmen dili | poçta |
| lea fakatonga | ʻōfisi lītohi |
| Türkçe | postane |
| українська | поштове відділення |
| اردو | پوسٹ آفس |
| o‘zbek | pochtampt |
| Tiếng Việt | bưu điện |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Àpótí ÌfìwéRánṣẹ́ |
| 粵語 | 郵局 |
| 粤语 | 邮局 |
| 中文 | 邮局 |
| 繁體中文 | 歐洲郵局 |
| isiZulu | iposi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3E4
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :european_post_office:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the post office emoji (🏤) mean?
- A European-style post office. It stands for the postal service — an institution that has been quietly hollowed out in a great many countries, with branches closing and services cut. It appears in mail contexts, and increasingly in campaigns about keeping local post offices open.
- How do you type the post office emoji?
- Copy the post office 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 post office emoji in?
- The post office emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.