U+1F4D9 ยท emoji since 2010
The closed orange book waits on the shelf to be read. It means reading, study, and a story or subject to dive into.
It marks reading lists and learning, a bright volume ready to open and explore.
In texting, ๐ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and ๐ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Orange Book emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the orange book emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The ๐ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.