Speech balloon emoji meaning

The speech balloon emoji is designed to look like a comic book-style speech bubble, often used in graphic novels to show when a character is speaking. This emoji helps emphasize written text or show that someone is talking. It is commonly linked to activities like chatting, messaging, or leaving comments, making it a fun and visual way to represent communication or thoughts. Its simple and recognizable shape makes it versatile for use in both casual and creative conversations.

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