What does 📩 Envelope with Arrow mean?
An envelope with an arrow pointing down into it. It signals a message arriving or being delivered, and it is often used for “check your DMs”, sign-up prompts, “send me a message” or confirmation emails. Businesses and creators use it in calls to action that invite people to subscribe or get in touch. It reads as more directional than ✉️, suggesting something dropping into your inbox.
📩 Envelope with Arrow is an emoji from the Objects category (mail), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about communication, down, e-mail, email, letter and mail.
Example messages
📩 Envelope with Arrow on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Envelope with Arrow looks on each platform.
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Envelope with Arrow emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Envelope with Arrow 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 :envelope_with_arrow:.
When was the Envelope with Arrow emoji added?
📩 Envelope with Arrow 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 Envelope with Arrow. The underlying code (U+1F4E9) 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.