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Left Speech Bubble

🗨️ is the left speech bubble emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “balloon” and “dialog”.

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
LEFT SPEECH BUBBLE
CLDR short name
left speech bubble
Codepoint
U+1F5E8 U+FE0F
Hex
1F5E8 FE0F
Emoji version
2.0
Unicode version
8.0
First released
2015
Unicode group
Smileys & Emotion
Unicode subgroup
emotion
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · 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.

:left_speech_bubble:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

balloon · bubble · dialog · left · speech

Tags

leftbubbleballoonspeech

How it looks

Left Speech Bubble — Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Left Speech Bubble — Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Left Speech Bubble — 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

Renders 🗨️ with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

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 — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🗨️. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🗨️ left speech bubble emoji mean?
🗨️ is the left speech bubble emoji, part of Unicode's Smileys & Emotion group, added in Emoji 2.0 (2015). Unicode's keyword list links it with “balloon” and “dialog”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🗨️?
U+1F5E8 U+FE0F: the character U+1F5E8 (LEFT SPEECH BUBBLE) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+1F5E8 as a plain text symbol.
When was the 🗨️ left speech bubble emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 2.0, published in 2015, alongside Unicode 8.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🗨️ on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “left speech bubble”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🗨️ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🗨️?
On GitHub, type :left_speech_bubble: and it turns into 🗨️ — 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.