The scroll emoji is your digital parchment—perfect for grand proclamations, ancient wisdom drops, or when your message has serious “hear ye, hear ye” energy. People use it for lore dumps, D&D spell vibes, and that dramatic moment before unveiling a long rant, manifesto, or Terms & Conditions-length text. It also works ironically: “I have receipts,” then cue the scroll; or “allow me to present my thesis,” followed by an epic wall of text. In flirty or playful chats, it can read like an old-timey love decree or a theatrical announcement of plans.
On Apple devices, the scroll looks like a tan parchment with visibly curled top and bottom edges, shown at a slight three-quarter angle. It has faint horizontal lines suggesting old handwriting, plus soft shading and worn, aged edges that scream museum artifact or fantasy spellbook. The visual immediately summons images of medieval proclamations, treasure maps, ninja-anime jutsu scrolls, or the kind of dusty documents history nerds geek out over. Drop it when you want instant old-world drama, cosplay-level flair, or to turn any text into a legendary prophecy.
Definition
A scroll is a long piece of paper or parchment used to write down information. The scroll is generally rolled up for easy and non-destructive storage. An ancient method of storing written words. The Apple version includes the text from Apple's "Think Different" advertising campaign and reads: "Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them." The most famous scroll in the world is most likely Santa's (Saint Nicolas) naughty or nice list, a scroll of names used to document the children that have been good and get presents and those that have been bad and get coal.
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This emoji first appeared in OSX / iOS after the iOS 5 update.
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Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
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SCROLL Temporary Notes: scroll a window on a computer
