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Movie camera emoji 🎥 (video emoji)

🎥 is the movie camera: a classic film camera on a tripod. It is the video emoji — “new video 🎥”, filming, vlogs, behind-the-scenes, film sets — and 📹 video camera is…

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What the movie camera 🎥 (video) emoji means

🎥 is the movie camera: a classic film camera on a tripod. It is the video emoji — “new video 🎥”, filming, vlogs, behind-the-scenes, film sets — and 📹 video camera is the handheld camcorder for home videos and recording. 🎬 clapper board marks “action” and film in general; 📽️ is the projector. All are original 2010 emoji. The still camera is on the camera guide; the snacks 🍿 popcorn, the screen 📺 television.

Unicode name: movie camera · U+1F3A5 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Objects.

IN A CAPTIONbehind the scenes of the shoot 🎥 day two of three

How people use it

  • Videos: uploads, vlogs, reels
  • Filming: sets, shoots
  • Cinema: film nights, with 🍿
  • Recording (📹): home videos

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
movie cameraU+1F3A5Film, video
video cameraU+1F4F9Camcorder
clapper boardU+1F3ACAction, film
film projectorU+1F4FD U+FE0FProjector
cameraU+1F4F7Still camera

Questions people ask

Is there a video emoji?

🎥 movie camera and 📹 video camera.

What is the difference between 🎥 and 📹?

🎥 is a professional film camera; 📹 is a handheld camcorder.

What does 🎥 mean from a guy?

He is filming or posting a video.

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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