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Books Emoji

Books โ€” Twemoji style

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji and Google Noto Emoji Animation, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

What does Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ mean?

Part of the Objects category, the Books emoji sits within Books & Paper. Related keywords include book, education, fantasy, knowledge.

Like the rest of the Objects category, it renders slightly differently across Apple, Google, and Samsung keyboards, though the core meaning stays consistent. It's flexible enough to appear in casual texts, captions, or comments without feeling out of place. It's frequently used near emojis like Notebook With Decorative Cover and Closed Book, which cover similar ground.

How to use Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ in a sentence

  • New books came in the mail today ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ
  • Forgot my books again, of course ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ
  • Finally replaced my old books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ
  • Just organized my whole desk, including the books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ
  • Treated myself to a new books today ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ๐Ÿ“–

Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ in other languages

French

livres

Mandarin

ไนฆ

German

Bรผcherstapel

Hindi

เค•เคฟเคคเคพเคฌเฅ‡เค‚

Japanese

ๆœฌใฎๅฑฑ

Korean

์ฑ… ์—ฌ๋Ÿฌ ๊ถŒ

Portuguese

livros

Spanish

libros

Russian

ะบะฝะธะณะธ

Arabic

ูƒุชุจ

Frequently asked questions

What does the Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ emoji mean?

Part of the Objects category, the Books emoji sits within Books & Paper. Related keywords include book, education, fantasy, knowledge.

How do people use the Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "New books came in the mail today ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ" It's generally understood the same way across most messaging apps, though tone can shift slightly depending on who's sending it.

Can I download the Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ emoji as an image?

Yes โ€” this page has buttons to download Books as an SVG (vector, best for scaling to any size) or a high-resolution PNG. The images come from the Twemoji design set (CC-BY 4.0), so credit is required if you reuse them elsewhere, and the exact art style may look slightly different from how this emoji renders on your own phone or computer.

Related keywords

bookeducationfantasyknowledgelibrarynovelsreadingschoolstudy

Cross-platform view of Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ

The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Books looks across the most common platforms.

Apple style
Apple
Android style
Android
Facebook style
Facebook
WhatsApp style
WhatsApp
X (Twitter) style
X (Twitter)
Instagram
Windows style
Windows

Combinations with Books ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ

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