Videocassette emoji meaning

The videocassette emoji shows a rectangular cassette with two visible reels inside, resembling the classic videotapes used before DVDs and digital streaming became popular. This emoji is a reminder of older technology and is often used to talk about nostalgia, retro movies, or memories from the past. It symbolizes a time when people watched movies on VHS players and rewound tapes after each viewing. This emoji brings attention to how entertainment has evolved over the years, while honoring a piece of history that was once an essential part of home entertainment.

The videocassette emoji is also known as VHS Emoji.

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