The loudspeaker emoji is your digital PA system: the symbol you drop when you’ve got news, a PSA, or a dramatic “ATTN:” moment. It channels the vibes of school assemblies, stadium announcements, and that one coworker who says “quick announcement” and proceeds to shake the timeline. Online, it screams without actually screaming—perfect for rallying people to read a thread, hype a launch, or signal-boost a cause.
On Apple/iOS, it appears as a metallic public‑address horn angled to the right, with a yellow‑gold body and bracket and three curved, bluish-gray sound lines beaming outward. It doesn’t have a handle like a cheerleader megaphone; it’s the mounted kind you’d see on a pole at a parade or strapped to a truck. That unmistakable horn-plus-sound-waves silhouette makes it instantly recognizable in feeds and group chats.
Culturally, it nods to bullhorns at protests, pep rallies, and halftime hype—basically any moment where you need “quiet please” and “listen up” at the same time. In memes, it flips from serious to silly fast: used for official-sounding “PSA: stay hydrated,” for sarcastic callouts (“in case you missed the 47 previous reminders”), or to theatrically announce you’re logging off for five minutes. Not to be confused with 📣 Megaphone (the red cheerleader cone) or 🔊 Speaker High Volume (the stereo speaker icon)—📢 is the broadcast symbol for announcements and collective attention.
Definition
This is a gold colored megaphone best used recreational yelling at people from a moving car.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:loudspeaker:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Public Address Loudspeaker
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Communication Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
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Artifacts
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Communication Symbols
Names & Annotations
PUBLIC ADDRESS LOUDSPEAKER Temporary Notes: used for sound volume, notification
