What does ๐ Muted Speaker mean?
A speaker crossed out, showing the sound is off. It is used to say โmuteโ, โsilentโ or โIโm not listeningโ, and to ask people to keep it down. People send it for muted group chats, videos watched with the sound off, a quiet library or when they would rather ignore something. In text form it works as a playful โshhโ.
๐ Muted Speaker is an emoji from the Objects category (sound & speakers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about mute, quiet, silent and sound.
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๐ Muted Speaker on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Muted Speaker looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Muted Speaker 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 :mute:.
When was the Muted Speaker emoji added?
๐ Muted Speaker was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Muted Speaker. The underlying code (U+1F507) 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.