Objects ยท Books & paper
๐ Books
Also searched as: study.
- Emoji
- ๐
- Unicode
- U+1F4DA
- Shortcode
- :books:
- HTML code
- 📚
- Approved in
- Unicode 6.0 (2010)
- Category
- Objects
What does the ๐ emoji mean?
Books. Studying, reading and learning.
Keywords: book, education, fantasy, knowledge, library, novels, reading, school, study.
How ๐ looks on each platform
Every company draws its own version of the same emoji.




Apple, Samsung and WhatsApp designs are copyrighted by each company, so we don't publish them as images. Open this page on an iPhone and the โYour deviceโ box shows Apple's version; on a Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's.
How to type ๐ on your keyboard
| iPhone | Open the keyboard, tap the emoji button ๐ and type โbooksโ in โSearch Emojiโ. |
|---|---|
| Android | On Gboard or the Samsung keyboard, tap the emoji icon and search โbooksโ. |
| Windows | Press Windows + . (period) and type โbooksโ. |
| Mac | Press Control + Command + Space and search โbooksโ. |
| Discord, Slack, GitHub | Type :books: |
๐ emoji codes
| Official Unicode name | books |
|---|---|
| Code points | U+1F4DA |
| HTML decimal | 📚 |
| HTML hex | 📚 |
| CSS | \1F4DA |
| JavaScript | \u{1F4DA} |
| Shortcode | :books: |
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What does the ๐ emoji mean?
Books. Studying, reading and learning.
How do I copy and paste the books emoji?
Tap Copy emoji on this page and paste it anywhere: WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, an email or a document. You can also find it on your phone's emoji keyboard by searching โbooksโ.
When was the ๐ emoji released?
It was approved in Unicode 6.0, in 2010. Today it works on practically every phone and computer.