Closed Mailbox With Raised Flag emoji meaning

What does 📫 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “closed mailbox with raised flag.” It is a quick visual label for closed mailbox with raised flag, its use, or a related task.

Use 📫 for the pictured object, a related task, or a visual label. Unicode calls it “closed mailbox with raised flag.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

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Example messages with 📫

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1F4EB closed mailbox with raised flag.

Version and platform support

The closed mailbox with raised flag emoji was introduced in Emoji 0.6 and is classified in the mail subgroup. This emoji has broad support on modern platforms, but its artwork can still differ substantially between vendors.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “closed mailbox with raised flag.” Search terms indexed for this entry include closed, flag, mailbox, raised, with. It belongs to Objects and the mail subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “closed mailbox with raised flag.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.