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Mailbox emoji 📫 📬 📭 📪

The mailbox comes in four states. 📫 closed mailbox with raised flag means mail is waiting; 📬 open mailbox with raised flag shows the letters; 📭 open with lowered flag…

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What the mailbox 📫 📬 📭 📪 emoji means

The mailbox comes in four states. 📫 closed mailbox with raised flag means mail is waiting; 📬 open mailbox with raised flag shows the letters; 📭 open with lowered flag is empty; 📪 closed with lowered flag is nothing new. Together they mean mail, post and “you’ve got mail” — newsletters, letters, DMs (“check your 📫”). 📮 is the red postbox for sending. All are original 2010 emoji. Related: ✉️ on the email guide, 📦 package.

Unicode name: closed mailbox with raised flag · U+1F4EB · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Objects.

IN A MESSAGEsent the invites, check your 📫 this week

How people use it

  • You’ve got mail: newsletters, DMs
  • Letters: post, pen pals
  • Sending (📮): posting
  • Empty (📭): nothing new

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
closed mailbox with raised flagU+1F4EBMail waiting
open mailbox with raised flagU+1F4ECMail inside
open mailbox with lowered flagU+1F4EDEmpty
closed mailbox with lowered flagU+1F4EANo mail
postboxU+1F4EESend

Questions people ask

What does 📫 mean?

Mail is waiting — check your inbox or letterbox.

Which mailbox emoji means empty?

📭 open mailbox with lowered flag.

What does 📫 mean from a guy?

He sent you something — check your messages.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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