Emoji 1
postal horn
Also known as horn, post, postal
A vintage brass horn used historically for postal communication.
Meaning
The postal horn emoji represents a traditional instrument once used by postal workers to signal the arrival of mail or gather attention. It evokes nostalgia for historical communication methods and is sometimes used humorously or ironically in digital conversations related to outdated technologies or slow communication. This emoji belongs to the objects category, specifically under sound-related symbols.
Unicode name
Postal horn
Platform designs
Apple
Apple's depiction shows a detailed, old-fashioned brass horn with a flared bell and a handle, rendered in a flat style with subtle gradients to suggest metal texture.
Google
Google's version features a stylized, simplified brass horn with a slightly curved shape, using solid colors without shading, maintaining consistency with their minimalist design language.
Twitter
Twitter's interpretation presents a clean, vector-based illustration of a brass horn with a classic design, employing vibrant colors and smooth lines typical of the Twemoji set.
Noto (Apache 2.0) · Twemoji (CC BY 4.0) · OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which category does 📯 postal horn belong to?
📯 postal horn belongs to the objects category, which contains 268 emojis.
Which Unicode version added 📯 postal horn?
📯 postal horn was added in Emoji 1. Its codepoint is U+1F4EF, made up of 1 code points.
