What does ๐ Speaker Medium Volume mean?
A speaker with a single sound wave, meaning medium volume. It is used for audio that is on but not too loud: background music, a normal listening level or tweaking sound settings. It is less common than its neighbours, but handy as the middle step between ๐ and ๐, or for saying the volume is just right.
๐ Speaker Medium Volume is an emoji from the Objects category (sound & speakers), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
๐ Speaker Medium Volume on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Speaker Medium Volume looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Speaker Medium Volume 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 :sound:.
When was the Speaker Medium Volume emoji added?
๐ Speaker Medium Volume 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 Speaker Medium Volume. The underlying code (U+1F509) 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.