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Postal horn emoji ๐Ÿ“ฏ

๐Ÿ“ฏ is the postal horn: a golden coiled horn, the historic symbol of mail coaches and still the logo of several European postal services.

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What the postal horn ๐Ÿ“ฏ emoji means

๐Ÿ“ฏ is the postal horn: a golden coiled horn, the historic symbol of mail coaches and still the logo of several European postal services. It means announcements โ€” โ€œhear ye!โ€, news drops, newsletters โ€” and it stands in for the French horn and bugle, which have no emoji. Original 2010 emoji. Related: ๐ŸŽบ trumpet, ๐Ÿ“ฃ megaphone, ๐Ÿ“ซ mailbox, ๐ŸŽท saxophone, ๐Ÿชˆ flute.

Unicode name: postal horn ยท U+1F4EF ยท Emoji 1.0 (2015) ยท group: Objects.

IN A POST๐Ÿ“ฏ hear ye: the newsletter is back, monthly, no spam

How people use it

  • Announcements: news, newsletters
  • Mail heritage: post logos
  • Brass: French horn stand-in
  • Fanfare: grand reveals

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
postal hornU+1F4EFAnnouncement, horn
trumpetU+1F3BATrumpet
megaphoneU+1F4E3Loud announcement
closed mailbox with raised flagU+1F4EBMail
saxophoneU+1F3B7Sax

Questions people ask

What does ๐Ÿ“ฏ mean?

A postal horn โ€” announcements, mail heritage, brass.

Is there a French horn emoji?

No; ๐Ÿ“ฏ is the closest.

Why is it called a postal horn?

Mail coaches blew it to announce arrivals; post offices kept it as a logo.

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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