Speaking Head

🗣️ is the speaking head emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Unicode's keyword list links it with “face”, “silhouette”, and “speak”.

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Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

Unicode name: SPEAKING HEAD IN SILHOUETTE
CLDR short name: speaking head
Codepoint: U+1F5E3 U+FE0F
Hex: 1F5E3 FE0F
Emoji version: 0.7
Unicode version: 7.0
First released: 2014
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-symbol
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.

:speaking_head:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

face · head · silhouette · speak · speaking

How it looks

Speaking Head — Fluent Color — Fluent Color

Speaking Head — 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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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 🗣️ speaking head emoji mean?: 🗣️ is the speaking head emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Unicode's keyword list links it with “face”, “silhouette”, and “speak”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🗣️?: U+1F5E3 U+FE0F: the character U+1F5E3 (SPEAKING HEAD IN SILHOUETTE) followed by U+FE0F, variation selector-16, which asks for the colour emoji form. Without U+FE0F many systems draw U+1F5E3 as a plain text symbol.
When was the 🗣️ speaking head emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 0.7, published in 2014, alongside Unicode 7.0. 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 “speaking head”. 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 :speaking_head: 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.