๐ Meaning: A black telephone receiver designed with a pair of raised square structures on both ends; the top being the speaker and the bottom one, the microphone.
The ๐ Telephone Receiver emoji is a synecdoche for the telephone. It represents communication via the phone on one hand and also a symbol generally used to suggest the ‘Phone Number’ on the other.
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How and When to Use the ๐ Telephone Emoji
- You can use ๐ as a reference to voicemail. It could also point out that your call was forwarded in any given circumstance. For example, “I called him a million times and I left a million voicemails in return ๐”.
- If you’re texting your best friend about how you hung up on someone or vice versa, use ๐. For instance, “Can you guess what I just did?? Huh?? I HUNG UP ON HER! ๐ ME HER HUNG UP!”
- If you’re sending someone a text to ‘call me‘ or ‘I will call you’, you can use ๐. Like, “Here’s my number ๐”.
- ๐ may also be used to represent missed calls; either missed for a reason like voting purposes or because someone was busy.
- Speaking of ‘busy’, you could also use ๐ to indicate that someone’s telephone line says ‘busy’ – “He’s busy, dude ๐. Called thrice in a row”.
- Essentially, ๐ can be used as a reference to all jargons used in telephone communications.
Other Names
- ๐ Handset
- ๐ Telephone Handset
- ๐ Receiver
- ๐ Phone
- ๐ Landline Receiver
- ๐ Black Telephone Receiver