📺 Television Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 📺 Television emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 📺 emoji means “watching TV.” People use it to signal they’re referring to television programming or a screen-based activity. It’s a quick way to indicate you’re talking about something you’re seeing on a screen. 📺 sits in y2k emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in object emojis.

Where it comes from

The 📺 emoji represents a television or screen. People use it when they’re talking about watching TV shows, movies, or anything broadcast on a screen. It can express excitement about something you’re watching, or simply indicate that you’re currently engaged with visual media. You might use it when suggesting a movie night or commenting on a particularly good scene.

Also known as

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

tv emojivideo emoji

02 — Platforms

Television emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the television as 9 vendors ship it.

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

Television emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :tv:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1F4FA.

04 — How to type

How to type the 📺 Television emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F4FA when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad

Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “television”. 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 “television”.

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 📺, in CSS \1F4FA, in JavaScript \u{1F4FA}.

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

Television emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the television as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 9 of them.

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

Television emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Cool television combos

Flex television combos

Aesthetic television combos

Cute television combos

Dark television combos

Party television combos

Love television combos

Mood television combos

Unhinged television combos

Soft television combos

Late night television combos

Summer television combos

Gaming television combos

Y2K television combos

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

07 — Emoji Kitchen

Television Emoji Kitchen stickers

Google's sticker mixer has drawn 432 mixes with this one. Here are 12 of them. Tap any to open it full size.

Mix it yourself →

Television mixed with Face with Tears of Joy — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😂

Television mixed with Rolling on the Floor Laughing — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 🤣

Television mixed with Loudly Crying Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😭

Television mixed with Folded Hands — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 🙏

Television mixed with Face Blowing a Kiss — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😘

Television mixed with Smiling Face with Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 🥰

Television mixed with Smiling Face with Heart-eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😍

Television mixed with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😊

Television mixed with Beaming Face with Smiling Eyes — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😁

Television mixed with Two Hearts — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 💕

Television mixed with Pleading Face — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 🥺

Television mixed with Grinning Face with Sweat — Emoji Kitchen sticker

📺 + 😅

08 — In conversation

What 📺 means from a girl or a guy

Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 📺 emoji, she's probably commenting on something visually appealing or engaging, like a cute scene in a show or a beautiful shot in a movie. It can also be a playful way to say she’s enjoying something she’s watching. Don’t overthink it – it’s often just a simple observation.

From a guy

When a guy sends you the 📺 emoji, he’s likely reacting to something he's seeing on TV, or making a reference to watching a game. Sometimes it's just a casual way to say he’s engaged with the content. It doesn’t always have a hidden meaning, so don’t assume anything deep.

How to reply

If someone sends you 📺, you could reply with: “Awesome! 🍿”, “Let’s watch it together! 🤝”, “That’s gonna be good! 👍”, “Seriously?! 🤩”.

Used in a sentence

09 — Apps

What 📺 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F4FA, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram

Generally, the 📺 emoji means “watching TV.” People use it to signal they’re referring to television programming or a screen-based activity. 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 :tv:. 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.

10 — Related

Emojis similar to the Television emoji

Same family (light & video) — often confused with television or used alongside it.

Objects →

🎬Clapper Board 📼Videocassette 📷Camera 📸Camera with Flash 📹Video Camera 🎥Movie Camera 📽️Film Projector 🎞️Film Frames 💡Light Bulb 🔦Flashlight 🕯️Candle 🪔Diya Lamp

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

y2k emojis object emojis

11 — History

Where the 📺 Television 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.

NTT DoCoMoi-mode, 1999

SoftBankJ-Phone, 2000s

Television emoji, SoftBank, J-Phone — J-Phone

AppleiOS

Television emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

Television emoji, Apple, iOS 26 — iOS 26

GoogleAndroid

Television emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Television emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Television emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Television emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F4FA 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 E68A, KDDI au E502, SoftBank E12A. Those codes are why it survived into the standard at all — Unicode had to keep Japanese messages readable.

2010

Added to the standard

Television was approved as U+1F4FA 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.

12 — FAQ

Television emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 📺 Television emoji mean?

Generally, the 📺 emoji means “watching TV.” People use it to signal they’re referring to television programming or a screen-based activity. It’s a quick way to indicate you’re talking about something you’re seeing on a screen.

What does 📺 mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 📺 emoji, she's probably commenting on something visually appealing or engaging, like a cute scene in a show or a beautiful shot in a movie. It can also be a playful way to say she’s enjoying something she’s watching. Don’t overthink it – it’s often just a simple observation.

What does 📺 mean from a guy?

When a guy sends you the 📺 emoji, he’s likely reacting to something he's seeing on TV, or making a reference to watching a game. Sometimes it's just a casual way to say he’s engaged with the content. It doesn’t always have a hidden meaning, so don’t assume anything deep.

How do you reply to the 📺 emoji?

If someone sends you 📺, you could reply with: “Awesome! 🍿”, “Let’s watch it together! 🤝”, “That’s gonna be good! 👍”, “Seriously?! 🤩”.

What else is the 📺 emoji called?

Television is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “tv emoji”, “video emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F4FA.

What is the Unicode code for 📺?

The Television emoji is U+1F4FA, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). In HTML you can write it as 📺, and in CSS as \1F4FA.

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 :tv: for Slack and Discord.

Does 📺 look the same on every phone?

No. Television is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F4FA. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

📺Television Emoji

In your code