What does 🗨️ Left Speech Bubble mean?
A speech bubble pointing to the left, less common than 💬. It represents conversation, quotes or messages from someone else. It is handy for dialogue, captions or labeling what someone said. On some systems it appears as a simple black-and-white symbol rather than a colorful emoji, which gives it a minimal look.
🗨️ Left Speech Bubble is an emoji from the Smileys & Emotion category (emotion symbols), added in Emoji 2.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about balloon and dialog.
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🗨️ Left Speech Bubble on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Left Speech Bubble looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Left Speech Bubble 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 :left_speech_bubble:.
When was the Left Speech Bubble emoji added?
🗨️ Left Speech Bubble was added in Emoji 2.0, 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 Left Speech Bubble. The underlying code (U+1F5E8 U+FE0F) 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.