Objects · Emoji 0.7
🖥️Desktop Computer Emoji
Generally, it just means “computer screen” or “desktop.” People use it to quickly indicate they're talking about a computer or online work.
The 🖥️ emoji represents a desktop computer screen.
- Unicode
- U+1F5A5 U+FE0F
- Released
- 2014
- Shortcode
- :desktop_
computer: - Skin tones
- No
01 — Meaning
What does the 🖥️ Desktop Computer emoji mean?
People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 3.
02 — Platforms
Desktop Computer emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character is always U+1F5A5 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your desktop computer looks like to the person on the other side.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Desktop Computer 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 :desktop_computer:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F5A5.
04 — How to type
How to type the 🖥️ Desktop Computer emoji
No picker to hand? The desktop computer can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Desktop Computer emoji PNG and SVG
Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 8. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.
Emoji PNG library →
Apple
Microsoft
WhatsApp
06 — Combinations
Desktop Computer emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around desktop computer for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →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
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
08 — Apps
What 🖥️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
One code point, several readings — where the desktop computer lands changes how it is taken.
10 — Difference
🖥️ vs 🖱️ — what is the difference?
Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.
Unicode name: Desktop Computer
Code: U+1F5A5 U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :desktop_computer:
Generally, it just means “computer screen” or “desktop.”
Unicode name: Computer Mouse
Code: U+1F5B1 U+FE0F · added 2014
Shortcode: :three_button_mouse:
Generally, when someone sends you a 🖱️ emoji, they’re just referencing a mouse or computer.
11 — History
Where the 🖥️ Desktop Computer emoji came from
It arrived with the 0.7 release of the standard, which dates the desktop computer to 2014.
Same character every time — U+1F5A5 U+FE0F 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.
Desktop Computer was approved as U+1F5A5 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🖥️ is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
12 — FAQ