What does ๐ Open Book mean?
A book lying open with its pages showing. It means reading, studying, storytelling and learning, and it is a favorite in book club chats, reading challenges and โcurrently readingโ posts. Teachers and students use it for lessons and homework, and religious communities sometimes use it for scripture study. Calling someone โan open bookโ means they hide nothing, and ๐ can carry that idea too.
๐ Open Book is an emoji from the Objects category (books & paper), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about education, fantasy, knowledge, library, novels and reading.
Example messages
๐ Open Book on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Open Book looks on each platform.
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Open Book emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Open Book 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 :book:.
When was the Open Book emoji added?
๐ Open Book 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 Open Book. The underlying code (U+1F4D6) 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.