📮 Postbox Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 📮 Postbox emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the postbox emoji means sending mail. It's used to indicate you’re about to send something or you’ve just received it. It’s a simple way to show you're thinking about postal services. 📮 sits in object emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in red emojis.

Where it comes from

The 📮 emoji is a postbox. It represents sending mail, letters, or packages. People use it when they’re talking about shipping something, or when they’re reminiscing about sending a letter. It can show excitement about receiving mail, or a nostalgic feeling about sending one. It's often used in contexts about delivery, postal services, and old-fashioned communication.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 2 of them.

mail emojimailbox emoji

02 — Platforms

Postbox emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Vendors keep repainting this one. Counting the archived versions further down, the postbox has been drawn in 3 ways.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

FacebookFacebook, Messenger

OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

SamsungGalaxy, One UI

MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent

WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android

JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Postbox emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :postbox:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F4EE.

04 — How to type

How to type the 📮 Postbox emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system — and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “postbox”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.

Android

On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.

Windows & Mac

Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “postbox”.

Slack & Discord

Type the shortcode :postbox: and it converts to 📮 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.

Websites & code

In HTML use 📮, in CSS \1F4EE, in JavaScript \u{1F4EE}.

No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

05 — Download

Postbox emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

Facebook PNG · 64px

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Postbox emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around postbox for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →

Cool postbox combos

Flex postbox combos

Aesthetic postbox combos

Cute postbox combos

Dark postbox combos

Party postbox combos

Love postbox combos

Mood postbox combos

Unhinged postbox combos

Soft postbox combos

Late night postbox combos

Summer postbox combos

Gaming postbox combos

Y2K postbox combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 📮 means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the postbox and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 📮 emoji, she’s probably expressing a desire for a connection or a romantic interest. It can signal she’s feeling nostalgic about old-fashioned romance, or she's subtly suggesting she wants to build a relationship with you. Don’t overthink it, but it’s a positive sign.

From a guy

If a guy sends you the 📮 emoji, it's usually just a straightforward message about sending something. It could also be a playful way of referencing a classic romance trope – like sending a love letter. Don't read too much into it unless he's paired with other suggestive emojis.

How to reply

If someone sends you 📮, you could reply with: “Excited to receive it! 📮🎉”, “Sending you my best wishes 📮💖”, “Let’s keep in touch 📮💌”, or “Delivery confirmed! 📮✅”.

Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 📮 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

The character is the same everywhere, but the artwork and the reading of it change from app to app.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the postbox emoji means sending mail. It's used to indicate you’re about to send something or you’ve just received it. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.

WhatsApp draws 📮 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 📮 in it is shown enlarged.

Discord & Slack

Both accept the shortcode :postbox:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 📮 looks different there than on your phone.

Outlook & email

Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 📮 from the copy button above.

09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Postbox emoji

Same family (mail) — often confused with postbox or used alongside it.

Objects →

📤Outbox Tray 📦Package 📪Closed Mailbox with Lowered Flag 📫Closed Mailbox with Raised Flag 📬Open Mailbox with Raised Flag 📭Open Mailbox with Lowered Flag 🗳️Ballot Box with Ballot 🩸Drop Of Blood 🪭Folding Hand Fan 👓Glasses 🕶️Sunglasses 🥽Goggles

Collections 📮 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

object emojis red emojis

10 — History

Where the 📮 Postbox emoji came from

This one is older than Unicode emoji: Japanese carriers were drawing it on their handsets years before the standard existed, which it finally joined in 2010.

AppleiOS

Postbox emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

GoogleAndroid

Postbox emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Postbox emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Postbox emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Postbox emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

Postbox emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16 — Twemoji 16

Postbox emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17 — Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F4EE never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

1997–2008

Japanese carrier phones

Long before Unicode had emoji, Japanese carriers shipped their own picture sets. 📮 existed there as NTT DoCoMo E665, KDDI au E51B, SoftBank E102. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Postbox was approved as U+1F4EE and shipped in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original 2010 batch that came over from the Japanese sets.

Today

Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 📮 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

11 — FAQ

Postbox emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 📮 Postbox emoji mean?

Generally, the postbox emoji means sending mail. It's used to indicate you’re about to send something or you’ve just received it. It’s a simple way to show you're thinking about postal services.

What does 📮 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 📮 emoji, she’s probably expressing a desire for a connection or a romantic interest. It can signal she’s feeling nostalgic about old-fashioned romance, or she's subtly suggesting she wants to build a relationship with you. Don’t overthink it, but it’s a positive sign.

What does 📮 mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you the 📮 emoji, it's usually just a straightforward message about sending something. It could also be a playful way of referencing a classic romance trope – like sending a love letter. Don't read too much into it unless he's paired with other suggestive emojis.

How do you reply to the 📮 emoji?

If someone sends you 📮, you could reply with: “Excited to receive it! 📮🎉”, “Sending you my best wishes 📮💖”, “Let’s keep in touch 📮💌”, or “Delivery confirmed! 📮✅”.

What else is the 📮 emoji called?

Postbox is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “mail emoji”, “mailbox emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F4EE.

What is the Unicode code for 📮?

The Postbox emoji is U+1F4EE, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 📮, and in CSS as \1F4EE.

How do I copy and paste the 📮 emoji?

Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 📮 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :postbox: for Slack and Discord.

Does 📮 look the same on every phone?

No. Postbox is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F4EE. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

📮Postbox Emoji

In your code