What does ๐ Memo mean?
A sheet of paper with a pencil writing on it. It is the emoji for notes, to-do lists, writing and documentation. People use it to say โnotedโ, to share a list, to take meeting minutes or to mark something worth remembering. It often introduces a summary or a set of key points. Students use it for study notes, and creators for scripts or drafts.
๐ Memo is an emoji from the Objects category (writing tools), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about communication, media, notes and pencil.
Example messages
๐ Memo on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Memo looks on each platform.
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Memo emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Memo emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :memo:.
When was the Memo emoji added?
๐ Memo was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Memo. The underlying code (U+1F4DD) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.