🖨️ Printer Emoji — Meaning, Copy & Paste, Codes

01 — Meaning

What does the 🖨️ Printer emoji mean?

In plain english

Generally, the 🖨️ emoji means a printer. People use it to indicate they’re printing something, or to talk about printers in general. It’s a straightforward visual representation of the device. 🖨️ sits in object emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in black emojis, white emojis and dark emojis.

Where it comes from

The 🖨️ emoji represents a printer. It’s often used when talking about printing documents, sharing news about office equipment, or referencing technology. People use it when they’re actually printing something, joking about needing to print something, or even just making a general comment about the need for a printer. It can express frustration about a printer malfunction, excitement about a freshly printed file, or simply a lighthearted observation about office life.

Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 1 of them.

computer emoji

02 — Platforms

Printer emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F5A8 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your printer looks like to the person on the other side.

AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS

GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome

Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps

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

Printer 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 :printer:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F5A8.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🖨️ Printer emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F5A8 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad

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

Slack & Discord

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

Websites & code

In HTML use 🖨️, in CSS \1F5A8\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F5A8}\u{FE0F}.

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

Printer emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the printer as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 8 of them.

Emoji PNG library →

Apple PNG · 160px

Google PNG · 160px

Twitter / X SVG vector

OpenMoji SVG vector

Samsung PNG · 64px

Microsoft PNG · 64px

WhatsApp PNG · 64px

JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Printer emoji combinations

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

All combinations →

Cool printer combos

Flex printer combos

Aesthetic printer combos

Cute printer combos

Dark printer combos

Party printer combos

Love printer combos

Mood printer combos

Unhinged printer combos

Soft printer combos

Late night printer combos

Summer printer combos

Gaming printer combos

Y2K printer 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

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl

If a girl sends you the 🖨️ emoji, she’s likely just referencing the printer itself. It might be a quick, casual comment about needing to print something, or a slightly cheeky way of saying "let's get to work" – like a little productivity nudge. It's not usually a romantic signal.

From a guy

If a guy sends you the 🖨️ emoji, he's probably just talking about printing or office tech. It could be a genuine comment about needing to print a report, or a bit of dry humor about a frustrating printer situation. It’s rarely a coded message.

How to reply

If someone sends you 🖨️, you could reply with: “Same! 🖨️😩”, “Printing this now! 🖨️🚀”, “Need a printer! 🖨️😂”, or “Let’s print something! 🖨️🤝”.

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 🖨️ emoji means a printer. People use it to indicate they’re printing something, or to talk about printers in general. 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 :printer:. 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 Printer emoji

Same family (computer) — often confused with printer or used alongside it.

Objects →

💻Laptop ⌨️Keyboard 🖥️Desktop Computer 🖱️Computer Mouse 🖲️Trackball 💽Computer Disk 💾Floppy Disk 💿Optical Disk 📀Dvd 🔋Battery 🪫Low Battery 🔌Electric Plug

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

object emojis black emojis white emojis dark emojis

10 — History

Where the 🖨️ Printer emoji came from

It arrived with the 0.7 release of the standard, which dates the printer to 2014.

AppleiOS

Printer emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4 — iOS 18.4

GoogleAndroid

Printer emoji, Google, Blob, 2017 — Blob, 2017

Printer emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017 — Redesign, 2017

Printer emoji, Google, Android 2018 — Android 2018

Printer emoji, Google, Android 2020 — Android 2020

Twitter / XTwemoji

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

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

Same character every time — U+1F5A8 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.

2014

Added to the standard

Printer was approved as U+1F5A8 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today

Drawn 8 different ways

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.

11 — FAQ

Printer emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🖨️ Printer emoji mean?

Generally, the 🖨️ emoji means a printer. People use it to indicate they’re printing something, or to talk about printers in general. It’s a straightforward visual representation of the device.

What does 🖨️ mean from a girl?

If a girl sends you the 🖨️ emoji, she’s likely just referencing the printer itself. It might be a quick, casual comment about needing to print something, or a slightly cheeky way of saying "let's get to work" – like a little productivity nudge. It's not usually a romantic signal.

What does 🖨️ mean from a guy?

If a guy sends you the 🖨️ emoji, he's probably just talking about printing or office tech. It could be a genuine comment about needing to print a report, or a bit of dry humor about a frustrating printer situation. It’s rarely a coded message.

How do you reply to the 🖨️ emoji?

If someone sends you 🖨️, you could reply with: “Same! 🖨️😩”, “Printing this now! 🖨️🚀”, “Need a printer! 🖨️😂”, or “Let’s print something! 🖨️🤝”.

What else is the 🖨️ emoji called?

Printer is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “computer emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F5A8 U+FE0F.

What is the Unicode code for 🖨️?

The Printer emoji is U+1F5A8 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). In HTML you can write it as 🖨️, and in CSS as \1F5A8\FE0F.

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 :printer: for Slack and Discord.

Does 🖨️ look the same on every phone?

No. Printer is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F5A8. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.

🖨️Printer Emoji

In your code