A lowercase i inside a blue circle is the universal sign for an information desk, a tourist kiosk, or a help point at an airport or museum. Apps and websites borrow the same circle for their own info buttons, tap it and something explains itself, whether that's a train platform or a settings menu.
What ℹ️ means
A lowercase 'I' (i) pasted onto a blue square. The ℹ️ Information emoji represents the tiny circular symbol found on certain webpages of various websites. It suggests further details, more info, or even the information source.
How and when to use it
- Much like hovering the cursor over the ℹ️ in any context provides further details to the given subject, you could also use this emoji in a similar, but metaphorical sense. Like, "Could you please send across further deets? ℹ️" or "This is the only info I have ℹ️".
- You could also use ℹ️ while reiterating something. For instance, "And NO. I don't like that. It's something I'm allergic to FYI ℹ️" or "Just so you know, I hate that smell ℹ️".
- Going just by the symbol of this emoji, it could signify a smaller version of the capital 'I', which indeed suggests a smaller, mini, and more humble version of the 'I', aka, me, mine, myself. For example, "It's only when we shed the illusion of the 'I' do we become one ℹ️".
- ℹ️ could also be used as a replacement for the 'P.S' (Please See) sign. Here's how: "For more info, click here ℹ️" or "ℹ️ Absolutely NO plastic products at the event".
Other Names
- ℹ️ Information Symbol
- ℹ️ More Info
- ℹ️ Meaning
- ℹ️ Info
- ℹ️ Lowercase I
- ℹ️ Tourist Information
- ℹ️ Information Source
The lowdown
- Category
- Symbols › alphanum
- Codepoints
U+2139 U+FE0F- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:information_source:GitHub- Keywords
- I, information
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
⚡ Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first — ℹ️ Information or 🧑🎨 Artist?