What does ๐ Notebook with Decorative Cover mean?
A notebook with a decorated, patterned cover, the kind you would pick for a diary or a bullet journal. It suits journaling, personal writing, sketchbooks, gratitude lists and planning sessions full of stickers and washi tape. Compared with the plain school ๐, it feels more personal and creative, so people use it when sharing journal spreads or mentioning that they wrote something down privately.
๐ Notebook with Decorative Cover is an emoji from the Objects category (books & paper), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about book, decorated, education, school and writing.
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๐ Notebook with Decorative Cover on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Notebook with Decorative Cover looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Notebook with Decorative Cover 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 :notebook_with_decorative_cover:.
When was the Notebook with Decorative Cover emoji added?
๐ Notebook with Decorative Cover 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 Notebook with Decorative Cover. The underlying code (U+1F4D4) 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.