megaphone

Megáfono

Information

The megaphone emoji is the digital bullhorn you whip out when you need The Room’s attention—rallies, big reveals, hype trains, and dramatic PSAs all live here. It screams urgency, excitement, and “listen up!” energy, whether you’re announcing a new drop, a game-day win, or the group chat’s weekend plans. Emotionally, it’s caps lock vibes: bold, loud, a little theatrical, and totally unapologetic.
Online, it often pairs with all-caps intros like “ATTENTION EVERYONE,” “PSA,” or “BREAKING:” to add meme-level emphasis. People use it ironically to whisper spicy takes (tiny text after a big horn hits extra funny), or flirtatiously—“ATTENTION: you’re cute, that is all.” Stan culture loves it for comeback promos, streaming reminders, and coordinated hype (“stream it, besties!”). It also pops up in activism posts, pep-rally jokes, and any moment where you’re rallying the troops.
On Apple/iOS, the emoji shows a classic handheld bullhorn angled slightly left, with a smooth white/cream body, a bold red ring around the mouth, and a chunky red handle/trigger—clean gradients, simple shading, and no extra labels. It’s distinct from the Loudspeaker emoji (the yellow, mounted PA horn)—this one is the cheer-captain, street-march, coach-on-the-sidelines special. Visually, it’s instantly recognizable: compact cone, glossy finish, red accents that say “this thing gets loud.”

Definition

Also known as a speaking trumpet.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

1. 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.
2. In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.

Emoji General Information

Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)	578 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	:mega:
Keywords
Previous Names:	Cheering Megaphone

Unicode Category Information

Unicode Category	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range	1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory	Communication Symbols

Proposed Unicode Information & Notes

Unicode Category	Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory	Communication Symbols
Names & Annotations	CHEERING MEGAPHONE Temporary Notes: also used for a general megaphone
Symbol Information	U+1F4E3 proposed
Proposal Identifier	e-530

Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes

DoCoMo	[メガホン]
KDDI	#13 スピーカ 「supiika」 U+E511 SJIS-F6EA JIS-766C
Softbank	#151 #old293 応援(メガホン) 「応援(megahon)」 U+E317 SJIS-F9B7

Emoji Character Encoding Data

Emoji Code Version	iOS 4 Code
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)	e317
Formal Unicode Notation	U+E317
Decimal Code Point(s)	58135
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xEE 0x8C 0x97
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	EE 8C 97
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	356 214 227
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0xE317
UTF-16 Hex	e317
UTF-16 Dec	58135
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0000E317
UTF-32 Hex	E317
UTF-32 Dec	58135
Python Src	u"\uE317"
PHP Src	"\xee\x8c\x97"
C/C++/Java Src	"\uE317"

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)	1f4e3
Formal Unicode Notation	U+1F4E3
Decimal Code Point(s)	128227
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)	0xF0 0x9F 0x93 0xA3
UTF-8 Hex Bytes	F0 9F 93 A3
UTF-8 Octal Bytes	360 237 223 243
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)	0xD83D 0xDCE3
UTF-16 Hex	d83ddce3
UTF-16 Dec	55357 56547
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)	0x0001F4E3
UTF-32 Hex	01F4E3
UTF-32 Dec	128227
Python Src	u"\U0001F4E3"
PHP Src	"\xf0\x9f\x93\xa3"
C/C++/Java Src	"\uD83D\uDCE3"

Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)