Postal horn emoji meaning

The postal horn emoji depicts a traditional brass instrument with a curved tube and a flared end, resembling the horns once used by postal workers in earlier times. Historically, these horns were used to signal the arrival of mail or to alert people that a mail carrier was approaching. This emoji is generally associated with themes of communication, messages, or announcements, particularly in relation to postal services or mailing. It is often used creatively in conversations to represent incoming messages, emails, or updates in a fun and symbolic way.

The postal horn emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09114