What does 📸 Camera with Flash mean?
A camera with its flash going off, capturing the exact moment a photo is snapped. It is the lively version of 📷, used for selfies, candid shots and “caught in 4K” moments when someone is busted on camera. People add it to photo dumps, paparazzi jokes and “pics or it didn’t happen” replies. The flash gives it a sense of instant action and excitement.
📸 Camera with Flash is an emoji from the Objects category (cameras, film & lights), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
📸 Camera with Flash on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Camera with Flash looks on each platform.
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Camera with Flash emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Camera with Flash emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 📸 is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :camera_with_flash:.
When was the Camera with Flash emoji added?
📸 Camera with Flash was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 📸 look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Camera with Flash. The underlying code (U+1F4F8) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.