= read operator's manual • similar to ISO/IEC 7000-0790 “Read operator’s manual”
Information
The open book emoji is the universal signal for reading mode: activated. People drop it when they’re sharing study notes, announcing book club picks, or saying “storytime!” before a juicy thread. It also doubles as a personality flex—“I’m an open book”—aka I’ll spill the tea, ask me anything. On TikTok and Bookstagram, it’s glued to cozy reading nooks, dark academia vibes, and monthly TBR hauls.
On Apple devices, it looks like a clean, slightly angled hardcover spread open toward you, with off‑white pages, faint gray lines hinting at text, and a bold blue bookmark ribbon running down the center seam—very “fresh from the library” energy. It can be sincere (study grind, back-to-school, quoting a favorite passage) or delightfully sarcastic (“Yeah, I totally read the 47-page terms and conditions” paired with this icon). In fandom spaces, it flags lore drops and canon receipts; in flirty chats, it’s the polished way to say “I’m all yours—ask away.” Whether you’re channeling cozy academia or announcing a long thread incoming, this emoji turns any post into a page‑turner.
Definition
An open hard-back book. This emoji could be any book, such as a textbook or a cook book. A fiction (not real) or non-fiction (real) book. The Apple version is blue with 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, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is." A favorite emoji of book worms everywhere (people that love to read).
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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
:book:
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Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Office Symbols
Editorial Comment
A spectacular looking blue hard-back printed book in very good condition. The pages are crisp and free of wear. iEmoji old name: Old Book. A brown bound book is shown with pages that look relatively old discolored.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Artifacts
Unicode Subcategory
Office Symbols
Names & Annotations
OPEN BOOK = read operator's manual * similar to ISO/IEC 7000-0790 "Read operator's manual" Temporary Notes: open book, open notebook
