📷 Camera Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Camera

Short Name

:camera:

Unicode

U+1F4F7

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Category

Objects

Subcategory

Light & video

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

CAMERA emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F4F7

Apple Style

CAMERA emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F4F7

Google Style

CAMERA emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F4F7

Twitter Style

CAMERA emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F4F7

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

SoftBank style

SoftBank

DoCoMo style

DoCoMo

KDDI style

KDDI

SVG Code

<svg width="128" height="128" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <text
    x="64"
    y="64"
    font-size="96"
    text-anchor="middle"
    dominant-baseline="middle"
    font-family="serif"
  >📷</text>
</svg>

Emoji Meaning

Meaning

A digital or film camera depicted as a black or silver rectangular device with a lens and a flash on top. The design varies slightly across platforms, with some featuring a more modern, sleek appearance and others retaining a classic, boxy look. Symbolizes photography, capturing moments, and visual recording. Part of the Objects category, specifically within the light & video subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Indicating the act of taking a photo: '📷 Smile for the camera!'
  • Referring to photography in general: '📷 I love taking nature photos.'
  • Asking for a photo to be taken: '📷 Can you take a picture of us?'

Example Sentences

  • Please send me a photo of the issue 📷 so I can assist you better.
  • I'll be right back, just need to grab my camera 📷.
  • 📷 Remember to capture the sunset tonight, it's supposed to be stunning!

Frequently Asked Questions