postbox
postbox meaning
A public postbox. It stands for posting a letter — the act of committing something to the mail, which is irreversible in a way that email is not. Once it is in the box, it is gone.
Meaning
A public postbox. It stands for posting a letter — the act of committing something to the mail, which is irreversible in a way that email is not. Once it is in the box, it is gone. It appears in mail contexts, and it carries a note of finality that no digital equivalent has ever managed to reproduce.
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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Post box
How to use it
- Posted it. No taking it back now 📮
- Once it is in the box, it is gone 📮
- Last collection at five 📮
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | posbus |
| አማርኛ | ፖስታ ሳጥን |
| العربية | صندوق بريد |
| অসমীয়া | প’ষ্টবক্স |
| azərbaycan | poçt qutusu |
| башҡорт | почта йәшниге |
| беларуская | паштовая скрынка |
| български | пощенска кутия |
| বাংলা | পোস্টবক্স |
| bosanski | poštansko sanduče |
| català | bústia |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᏪᎵ ᎧᏁᏌ |
| čeština | poštovní schránka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пуштӑ йешчӗкӗ |
| Cymraeg | blwch post |
| Deutsch | Briefkasten |
| dolnoserbšćina | listowy kašćik |
| Ελληνικά | γραμματοκιβώτιο ταχυδρομείου |
| English | postbox |
| español | buzón |
| eesti | postkast |
| euskara | postontzia |
| فارسی | صندوق پست |
| suomi | postilaatikko |
| Filipino | hulugan ng sulat |
| føroyskt | postkassi |
| français | boîte aux lettres |
| Gaeilge | bosca poist |
| Gàidhlig | bogsa-puist |
| galego | caixa de correo |
| ગુજરાતી | પોસ્ટબૉક્સ |
| Hausa | akwatin wasiƙa |
| עברית | תיבת דואר |
| हिन्दी | पोस्ट बॉक्स |
| hrvatski | poštanski sandučić |
| hornjoserbšćina | listowy kašćik |
| magyar | postaláda |
| հայերեն | փոստատուփ |
| Indonesia | kotak pos |
| íslenska | póstkassi |
| italiano | cassetta delle lettere |
| 日本語 | 郵便ポスト |
| Jawa | kothak pos |
| ქართული | საფოსტო ყუთი |
| қазақ тілі | пошта жәшігі |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | پوشتا جاشىگى |
| ខ្មែរ | ប្រអប់ប្រៃសណីយ៍ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ಬಾಕ್ಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 우편함 |
| कोंकणी | पोस्टबॉक्स |
| кыргызча | почта кутусу |
| ລາວ | ກ່ອງໄປສະນີ |
| lietuvių | pašto dėžutė |
| latviešu | pastkaste |
| македонски | поштенско сандаче |
| മലയാളം | തപാൽ പെട്ടി |
| монгол | шуудангийн хайрцаг |
| मराठी | पोस्टबॉक्स |
| Melayu | peti pos |
| မြန်မာ | စာတိုက်ပုံး |
| नेपाली | पोस्टबक्स |
| Nederlands | brievenbus |
| norsk | postkasse |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପୋଷ୍ଟବାକ୍ସ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਪੋਸਟਬਾਕਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Póstbọks |
| polski | skrzynka na listy |
| پښتو | پوسته بکسه |
| português | caixa de correio |
| rumantsch | chascha da posta |
| română | cutie poștală |
| русский | почтовый ящик |
| سنڌي | پوسٽ باڪس |
| တႆး | တိူၵ်ႈသူင်ႇလိၵ်ႈ |
| සිංහල | තැපැල් පෙට්ටිය |
| slovenčina | poštová schránka |
| slovenščina | poštni nabiralnik |
| Soomaali | sanduuq boosto |
| shqip | kuti postare |
| српски | поштанско сандуче |
| srpski | poštansko sanduče |
| svenska | postlåda |
| Kiswahili | sanduku la barua |
| தமிழ் | தபால் பெட்டி |
| తెలుగు | పోస్ట్ బాక్స్ |
| ไทย | ตู้ไปรษณีย์ |
| ትግርኛ | ሳጹን ፖስታ |
| türkmen dili | poçta gutusy |
| lea fakatonga | puha lītohi |
| Türkçe | posta kutusu |
| українська | поштова скринька |
| اردو | پوسٹ باکس |
| o‘zbek | pochta qutisi |
| Tiếng Việt | hòm thư |
| Èdè Yorùbá | apoti ifigba iwe iranṣẹ |
| 粵語 | 郵箱 |
| 粤语 | 邮箱 |
| 中文 | 邮筒 |
| 繁體中文 | 信箱 |
| isiZulu | ibhokisi leposi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F4EE
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :postbox:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the postbox emoji (📮) mean?
- A public postbox. It stands for posting a letter — the act of committing something to the mail, which is irreversible in a way that email is not. Once it is in the box, it is gone.
- How do you type the postbox emoji?
- Copy the postbox 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 postbox emoji in?
- The postbox emoji belongs to the Objects category.