The inbox tray emoji is the internet’s universal sign for “send it here.” It screams receiving mode: new messages, files dropping in, DMs open, tea incoming, receipts accepted. Think of it as a tiny digital mailbox with its hands out, ready to catch whatever you lob—links, screenshots, weekend plans, or that one PDF you swear you attached last time.
On Apple/iOS, it’s a sleek light-gray tray with rounded edges and a big, glossy royal-blue arrow pointing straight down into it. There’s subtle shading and a soft shadow that give it a slightly 3D, app-icon vibe—like the Mail app’s hardworking cousin. The downward arrow is the hero here: bold, centered, and instantly readable at a glance.
People use 📥 to say “drop it in my inbox,” “DM me,” or “send files plz,” often paired with a wink or a calendar reminder. In meme-speak, it doubles as “I’m ready to receive the drama”—a.k.a. “bring the receipts.” It shows up in productivity posts about chasing Inbox Zero, in group chats for homework turn-ins, and in flirty contexts as a playful “applications now open.” It can also land with irony: “Nope, my brain’s inbox is full,” or “Please stop assigning me quests.”
Definition
A tray (container) used to hold mail or other messages that are on their way in. An inbox is simply a box used to hold letters on their way in to the recipient. Inbox trays can be physical for post mail (snail mail) or observed digitally through an email software application.
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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)
1547 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
:inbox_tray:
Keywords
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
INBOX TRAY
Symbol Information
U+1F4E5 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-534
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[受信BOX]
KDDI
#154 受信ＢＯＸ U+E593 SJIS-F7B0 JIS-7832
Softbank
[受信BOX]
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)
1f4e5
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F4E5
Decimal Code Point(s)
128229
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x93 0xA5
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 93 A5
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 223 245
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDCE5
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddce5
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56549
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F4E5
UTF-32 Hex
01F4E5
UTF-32 Dec
128229
Python Src
u"\U0001F4E5"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x93\xa5"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDCE5"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
