telephone
telephone meaning
An old rotary or desk telephone. It stands for calling and for the landline, an object that has almost vanished from homes. It appears in contexts about phone calls, customer service and contact details.
Meaning
An old rotary or desk telephone. It stands for calling and for the landline, an object that has almost vanished from homes. It appears in contexts about phone calls, customer service and contact details. Its old-fashioned design is now a deliberate signal: nobody has a phone that looks like this, and that is rather the point.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Telephone
How to use it
- Call us on the number below ☎️
- Nobody under 25 has ever used one of these ☎️
- The landline still rings, mostly for scams ☎️
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 | telefoon |
| አማርኛ | ቴሌፎን |
| العربية | هاتف أرضي |
| অসমীয়া | টেলিফোন |
| azərbaycan | telefon |
| башҡорт | телефон |
| беларуская | хатні тэлефон |
| български | телефон |
| বাংলা | টেলিফোন |
| bosanski | telefon |
| català | telèfon |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏴᏫ ᏗᏟᏃᎮᏗ |
| čeština | telefon |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | телефон |
| Cymraeg | ffôn |
| Deutsch | Telefon |
| dolnoserbšćina | telefon |
| Ελληνικά | τηλέφωνο |
| English | telephone |
| español | teléfono |
| eesti | telefon |
| euskara | telefonoa |
| فارسی | تلفن |
| suomi | puhelin |
| Filipino | telepono |
| føroyskt | telefon |
| français | téléphone |
| Gaeilge | teileafón |
| Gàidhlig | fòn |
| galego | teléfono |
| ગુજરાતી | ટેલિફોન |
| Hausa | tarho |
| עברית | טלפון רגיל |
| हिन्दी | टेलीफ़ोन |
| hrvatski | telefon |
| hornjoserbšćina | telefon |
| magyar | telefon |
| հայերեն | հեռախոս |
| Indonesia | telepon |
| íslenska | sími |
| italiano | telefono fisso |
| 日本語 | 固定電話 |
| Jawa | telepon |
| ქართული | ტელეფონი |
| қазақ тілі | телефон |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تەلەفون |
| ខ្មែរ | ទូរស័ព្ទលើតុ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಫೋನ್ |
| 한국어 | 전화기 |
| कोंकणी | टेलिफोन |
| кыргызча | телефон |
| ລາວ | ໂທລະສັບ |
| lietuvių | telefonas |
| latviešu | tālrunis |
| македонски | телефон |
| മലയാളം | ടെലിഫോൺ |
| монгол | суурин утас |
| मराठी | टेलिफोन |
| Melayu | telefon |
| မြန်မာ | တယ်လီဖုန်း |
| नेपाली | टेलिफोन |
| Nederlands | telefoon |
| norsk | telefon |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଟେଲିଫୋନ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਟੈਲੀਫ਼ੋਨ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Tẹlífon |
| polski | telefon |
| پښتو | ټیلیفون |
| português | telefone no gancho |
| rumantsch | telefon |
| română | telefon |
| русский | телефон |
| سنڌي | ٽيليفون |
| တႆး | တႄႇလီႇၾူၼ်း |
| සිංහල | ටෙලිෆෝනය |
| slovenčina | telefón |
| slovenščina | telefon |
| Soomaali | telefoon |
| shqip | telefon |
| српски | телефон |
| srpski | telefon |
| svenska | telefon |
| Kiswahili | simu |
| தமிழ் | தொலைபேசி |
| తెలుగు | టెలిఫోన్ |
| ไทย | โทรศัพท์ |
| ትግርኛ | ተለፎን |
| türkmen dili | telefon trubkasy |
| lea fakatonga | telefoni |
| Türkçe | telefon |
| українська | телефон |
| اردو | ٹیلیفون |
| o‘zbek | telefon |
| Tiếng Việt | điện thoại bàn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | tẹlifóònù |
| 粵語 | 電話 |
| 粤语 | 电话 |
| 中文 | 电话 |
| 繁體中文 | 電話 |
| isiZulu | ucingo |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+260E U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :telephone:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the telephone emoji (☎️) mean?
- An old rotary or desk telephone. It stands for calling and for the landline, an object that has almost vanished from homes. It appears in contexts about phone calls, customer service and contact details.
- How do you type the telephone emoji?
- Copy the telephone 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 telephone emoji in?
- The telephone emoji belongs to the Objects category.
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