✉️ Envelope is an emoji from the Objects category. Its Unicode code point is U+2709 and it was released in Unicode 6.0 (2010). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does ✉️ Envelope mean?
The ✉️ Envelope emoji belongs to the mail group of the Objects category. People often use it in messages about e-mail, email and letter. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :envelope: to insert it.
Envelope emoji codes
| Emoji | ✉️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+2709 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | ✉ |
| HTML entity (hex) | ✉ |
| CSS | \2709 |
| JavaScript | \u{2709} |
| Python | \u2709 |
| URL-encoded | %E2%9C%89 |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 9C 89 |
| Shortcode | :envelope: |
How to type ✉️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “envelope”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “envelope”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “envelope”.
- HTML: write
✉in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Envelope keywords
- letter
Frequently asked questions
What does ✉️ mean?
The ✉️ Envelope emoji belongs to the mail group of the Objects category. People often use it in messages about e-mail, email and letter. It was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and works on virtually every modern phone and computer. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :envelope: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Envelope emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the ✉️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was ✉️ Envelope added to Unicode?
Envelope was released as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010.
Related Mail emojis
Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.