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Closed Book

๐Ÿ“• is the closed book emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with โ€œeducationโ€.

Where book-paper emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Reading, study, publishing, and documentation

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
CLOSED BOOK
CLDR short name
closed book
Codepoint
U+1F4D5
Hex
1F4D5
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
Objects
Unicode subgroup
book-paper
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:closed_book:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

book ยท closed ยท education

Tags

How it looks

Closed Book โ€” Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Closed Book โ€” Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Closed Book โ€” Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

Download as image

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Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text โ€” rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji โ€” original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of ๐Ÿ“•. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256ร—256.

Questions people ask

What does the ๐Ÿ“• closed book emoji mean?
๐Ÿ“• is the closed book emoji, part of Unicode's Objects group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with โ€œeducationโ€.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐Ÿ“•?
U+1F4D5, named CLOSED BOOK in the Unicode Standard.
When was the ๐Ÿ“• closed book emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ๐Ÿ“• on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โ€œclosed bookโ€. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐Ÿ“• from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿ“•?
On GitHub, type :closed_book: and it turns into ๐Ÿ“• โ€” that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.