postal horn
postal horn meaning
A post horn — the brass instrument once blown by mail coaches to announce their arrival. It survives as the logo of postal services across Europe, including Germany, Austria and Sweden. It is an almost entirely historical object, and outside Europe most people have no idea what it is or why it exists.
Meaning
A post horn — the brass instrument once blown by mail coaches to announce their arrival. It survives as the logo of postal services across Europe, including Germany, Austria and Sweden. It is an almost entirely historical object, and outside Europe most people have no idea what it is or why it exists.
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How to use it
- Still the logo of half the postal services in Europe 📯
- The mail coach is coming 📯
- Nobody outside Europe knows what this is 📯
How it looks
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Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | poshoring |
| አማርኛ | የፖስተኛ ጥሩንባ |
| العربية | جرس بريد |
| অসমীয়া | প’ষ্টেল হৰ্ণ |
| azərbaycan | poçt şeypuru |
| башҡорт | почта мөгөҙө |
| беларуская | паштовая труба |
| български | пощенски рог |
| বাংলা | পোস্টাল হর্ণ |
| bosanski | poštanski rog |
| català | corn de posta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ ᎤᏲᎾ |
| čeština | poštovní roh |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуштӑ кавалӗ |
| Cymraeg | corn bost |
| Deutsch | Posthorn |
| dolnoserbšćina | postowy rog |
| Ελληνικά | ταχυδρομική κόρνα |
| English | postal horn |
| español | corneta de posta |
| eesti | postisarv |
| euskara | adarra |
| فارسی | شیپور پست |
| suomi | postitorvi |
| Filipino | post horn |
| føroyskt | posthorn |
| français | cor postal |
| Gaeilge | corn poist |
| Gàidhlig | còrn a’ phuist |
| galego | corneta postal |
| ગુજરાતી | પોસ્ટલ હોર્ન |
| Hausa | kakaki na gidan waya |
| עברית | קרן דואר |
| हिन्दी | पोस्टल हॉर्न |
| hrvatski | poštanski rog |
| hornjoserbšćina | póstowy róžk |
| magyar | postakürt |
| հայերեն | փոստային եղջյուր |
| Indonesia | trompet pos |
| íslenska | póstlúður |
| italiano | corno postale |
| 日本語 | 郵便ラッパ |
| Jawa | trompet pos |
| ქართული | საფოსტო ბუკი |
| қазақ тілі | керней |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كەرنەي |
| ខ្មែរ | ត្រែ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೋಸ್ಟಲ್ ಹಾರ್ನ್ |
| 한국어 | 호른 |
| कोंकणी | पोस्टल हॉर्न |
| кыргызча | почта сурнайы |
| ລາວ | ແກເຂົາສັດ |
| lietuvių | pašto ragas |
| latviešu | pastnieka taure |
| македонски | поштенски рог |
| മലയാളം | പോസ്റ്റൽ ഹോൺ |
| монгол | шуудангийн бүрээ |
| मराठी | पोस्टल हॉर्न |
| Melayu | hon pos |
| မြန်မာ | စာတိုက်ခရာ |
| नेपाली | पोस्टल हर्न |
| Nederlands | posthoorn |
| norsk | posthorn |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପୋଷ୍ଟାଲ୍ ହର୍ନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੋਸਟਲ ਹਾਰਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Póst Ọ́fís Họn |
| polski | trąbka pocztowa |
| پښتو | پستي هارن |
| português | corneta postal |
| rumantsch | corn da postigliun |
| română | corn poștal |
| русский | почтовый рожок |
| سنڌي | پوسٽل هارون |
| တႆး | ႁွၼ်းသူင်ႇလိၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | තැපැල් නලාව |
| slovenčina | poštová trúba |
| slovenščina | poštni rog |
| Soomaali | hoonka boostada |
| shqip | briri i postës |
| српски | поштанска труба |
| srpski | poštanska truba |
| svenska | postsymbol |
| Kiswahili | honi ya posta |
| தமிழ் | போஸ்டல் ஹார்ன் |
| తెలుగు | పోస్టల్ హారన్ |
| ไทย | แตรส่งสาร |
| ትግርኛ | ቀርኒ ፖስታ |
| türkmen dili | poçta kerneýi |
| lea fakatonga | meʻa fakakōkō |
| Türkçe | posta klaksonu |
| українська | поштовий ріжок |
| اردو | پوسٹل ہارن |
| o‘zbek | shoxsimon nay |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn bưu chính |
| Èdè Yorùbá | gbohùngbohùn ifiranṣẹ |
| 粵語 | 號角 |
| 粤语 | 号角 |
| 中文 | 邮号 |
| 繁體中文 | 郵件通知 |
| isiZulu | umbhobo weposi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4EF
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :postal_horn:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the postal horn emoji (📯) mean?
- A post horn — the brass instrument once blown by mail coaches to announce their arrival. It survives as the logo of postal services across Europe, including Germany, Austria and Sweden. It is an almost entirely historical object, and outside Europe most people have no idea what it is or why it exists.
- How do you type the postal horn emoji?
- Copy the postal horn 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 postal horn emoji in?
- The postal horn emoji belongs to the Objects category.