What does 📫 Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag mean?
A closed mailbox with its flag raised, the kind seen at the end of driveways in North America. In emoji convention the raised flag means there is mail, so people use it for “you’ve got mail”, new messages or a package waiting. In real life, a raised flag often signals outgoing mail for the carrier to collect. The four mailbox emojis differ by open or closed and flag up or down.
📫 Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag is an emoji from the Objects category (mail), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about communication, mail and postbox.
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📫 Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag 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 :mailbox:.
When was the Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag emoji added?
📫 Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag. The underlying code (U+1F4EB) 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.