What does 📢 Loudspeaker mean?
A public address loudspeaker. It is used for announcements, public service messages, broadcasts and news that everyone should hear – “Attention, everyone!”. People often open a message with it to share updates, reminders or a call to action in a group chat or on social media. It feels more official than 📣, the cheering megaphone.
📢 Loudspeaker is an emoji from the Objects category (sound & speakers), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about address, communication, loud, public and sound.
Example messages
📢 Loudspeaker on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Loudspeaker looks on each platform.
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Loudspeaker emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Loudspeaker 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 :loudspeaker:.
When was the Loudspeaker emoji added?
📢 Loudspeaker 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 Loudspeaker. The underlying code (U+1F4E2) 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.