Random-Emoji📚️
📚️ Books Emoji
A stack of books — reading, studying, school, knowledge.
| Official name | Books |
|---|---|
| Codepoint | U+1F4DA |
| Shortcode | :books: (GitHub, Slack, Discord) |
| HTML entity | 📚 |
| Unicode version | Emoji 0.6 (2010) |
| Category | Random Object Emoji › Books & Paper |
| Keywords | book, education, fantasy, knowledge, library, novels, reading, school, study |
| Also known as | Stack of Books |
What does 📚️ mean?
📚 is reading and study: exam season, book recommendations, BookTok, back to school. Also used for “a lot of homework”.
Pairs with ☕ and 🤓.
“Exam week 📚”“Finished 30 books this year 📚”
How to type 📚️ Books
iPhone / iPadOpen the emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😀 key), search “books”.
Android (Gboard / Samsung)Tap the emoji key, type “books” in the search bar, or go to the Random Object Emoji tab.
Windows 10 / 11Press Win + . (period) to open the emoji panel and search “books”.
MacPress Ctrl + Cmd + Space and search, or copy it from this page.
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FAQ
Why does 📚️ show as a box or blank square?
Your device is older than Emoji 0.6 (2010), the release that added Books. Update your operating system, or the person you send it to will see ☐ instead.