The calendar emoji is the universal signal for “mark your damn schedule,” whether it’s a birthday bash, a dentist doom-day, or the season finale you swear you won’t miss. People drop it in chats to lock in plans, hype a countdown, or nudge the group chat with a subtle deadline alert. It also carries big ‘adulting’ energy—use it when you’re being responsible, or ironically when you’re definitely not. Brands and creators love it for launch dates, tour announcements, and “save the date” posts that make your feed feel like a bulletin board.
On Apple/iOS, this little square tear‑off page has a clean white face with a bold black 17 and a bright red header, often linked to July 17—the day Apple launched iCal and the reason World Emoji Day is July 17. You’ll usually spot metal rings at the top and a crisp, front-facing look that screams “official.” Online, it can be flirty (“when are you free?”), sassy (“we should hang sometime” + calendar = never), or dramatic (“rent’s due” panic). It’s also meme-friendly for countdown threads, concert drops, exam week dread, and the classic shared Google Calendar wars of adulthood.
Definition
A calendar used for keeping track of dates and events during the year. An organizational tool. The Apple version displays the date July 17th, which was the date that Apple's iCal program was first premiered. The Twitter version displays the date July 15th, which is considered the birthday of Twitter.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
603 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:date:
Keywords
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Office Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Office Symbols
Names & Annotations
CALENDAR
Symbol Information
U+1F4C5 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-542
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[カレンダー]
KDDI
#67 カレンダー 「karendaa」 U+E563 SJIS-F780 JIS-7760
Softbank
[カレンダー]
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
📅
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
📅
Decimal HTML Entity
📅
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
📅
Hex Code Point(s)
1f4c5
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F4C5
Decimal Code Point(s)
128197
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x93 0x85
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 93 85
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 223 205
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDCC5
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddcc5
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56517
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F4C5
UTF-32 Hex
01F4C5
UTF-32 Dec
128197
Python Src
u"\U0001F4C5"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x93\x85"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDCC5"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)