Floppy disk emoji meaning

The floppy disk emoji shows a small, square-shaped computer disk that was widely used to store and transfer data in the late 20th century. This disk was a common tool during the early days of personal computers, serving as one of the main ways to save and share files before modern storage devices like USB drives and cloud storage became popular. Today, the emoji is often used to symbolize saving files, older technology, or to evoke a sense of nostalgia for the early era of computing. The floppy disk itself is an iconic piece of tech history, reminding us of how far data storage technology has advanced over the years.

The floppy disk emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026