📻 Radio Emoji

Technical Details

Name

Radio

Short Name

:radio:

Unicode

U+1F4FB

Unicode Version

1.0

Release Year

2010

Category

Objects

Subcategory

Music

Platform Support

Apple Google Twitter Facebook

Has Skin Tones

No

Platform Renderings

Unicode standard sample

Unicode

RADIO emoji in Apple's design style - Unicode 1F4FB

Apple Style

RADIO emoji in Google's design style - Unicode 1F4FB

Google Style

RADIO emoji in Twitter's design style - Unicode 1F4FB

Twitter Style

RADIO emoji in Facebook's design style - Unicode 1F4FB

Facebook Style

Gmail style

Gmail

SoftBank style

SoftBank

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 vintage or modern radio, typically depicted as a rectangular box with dials, knobs, and an antenna. The color varies across platforms, often featuring shades of black, gray, or brown. Symbolizes broadcasting, listening to music or news, and communication via radio waves. Part of the Objects category, specifically in the 'music' subcategory.

Common Uses

  • Indicating listening to the radio: 'Tuning in to my favorite station 📻'
  • Referring to radio broadcasts: 'Catching up on the news 📻'
  • Symbolizing old-fashioned communication: 'Remember when we used to listen to stories on the radio 📻'

Example Sentences

  • The emergency broadcast system will be tested today at 12 PM 📻
  • I love listening to classical music while I work 📻
  • Back in the day, we used to gather around the radio for family time 📻

Frequently Asked Questions