What does 🗣️ Speaking Head mean?
A dark silhouette of a head in profile, with lines coming from the mouth as if talking or shouting. People use it to stress a point (“say it louder”), to announce something, to hype someone up, or to quote what someone said. It is common in memes where a line is shouted for effect, and it also fits singing, gossip, and public speaking.
🗣️ Speaking Head is an emoji from the People & Body category (people symbols), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about face, silhouette, speak and talk.
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🗣️ Speaking Head on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Speaking Head looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Speaking Head 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 :speaking_head_in_silhouette:.
When was the Speaking Head emoji added?
🗣️ Speaking Head 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 Speaking Head. The underlying code (U+1F5E3 U+FE0F) 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.