Telephone emoji meaning

The telephone emoji looks like a classic landline telephone with a handset resting on a base. Its design is based on older models of telephones, often seen in black, red, or green, depending on the platform. This emoji is commonly used to represent phone calls or communication in general. People might use it in conversations about talking on the phone, staying connected, or discussing topics related to telecommunication. This emoji serves as a nod to traditional telephones before the era of mobile phones.

The telephone emoji was approved in Unicode 1.1 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/14093