What does 📬 Open Mailbox with Raised Flag mean?
An open mailbox with its flag up and mail ready to collect. It means something has arrived, so people send it for new messages, letters, deliveries and newsletters. It is a cheerful way to say “you’ve got mail” or “check your inbox”. Of the four mailbox emojis, this one feels the fullest and most welcoming, the opposite of the empty 📭.
📬 Open Mailbox with Raised Flag is an emoji from the Objects category (mail), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about mail and postbox.
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📬 Open Mailbox with Raised Flag on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Open Mailbox with Raised Flag looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Open Mailbox with Raised Flag 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 :mailbox_with_mail:.
When was the Open Mailbox with Raised Flag emoji added?
📬 Open Mailbox with Raised Flag was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Open Mailbox with Raised Flag. The underlying code (U+1F4EC) 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.