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Closed Book Emoji

Closed Book โ€” Twemoji style

Alternate styles by Microsoft Fluent Emoji, MIT / CC BY 4.0 licensed.

What does Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• mean?

The Closed Book emoji belongs to the Objects category, under Books & Paper. It's commonly associated with book, closed, education.

It's filed under the Objects category, specifically the Books & Paper subgroup, alongside the other emojis people reach for in similar moments. 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 Open Book, which cover similar ground.

๐Ÿ’ก Interesting fact: This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).

How to use Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• in a sentence

  • Forgot my closed book again, of course ๐Ÿ“•
  • Finally replaced my old closed book ๐Ÿ“•
  • Just organized my whole desk, including the closed book ๐Ÿ“•
  • Treated myself to a new closed book today ๐Ÿ“•
  • That closed book has seen better days ๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“”

Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• in other languages

French

livre fermรฉ

Mandarin

ๅˆไธŠ็š„ไนฆๆœฌ

German

geschlossenes Buch

Hindi

เคฌเค‚เคฆ เค•เคฟเคคเคพเคฌ

Japanese

้–‰ใ˜ใŸๆœฌ

Korean

ํŽผ์น˜์ง€ ์•Š์€ ์ฑ…

Portuguese

livro fechado

Spanish

libro cerrado

Russian

ะทะฐะบั€ั‹ั‚ะฐั ะบะฝะธะณะฐ

Arabic

ูƒุชุงุจ ู…ุบู„ู‚

Frequently asked questions

What does the Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• emoji mean?

The Closed Book emoji belongs to the Objects category, under Books & Paper. It's commonly associated with book, closed, education.

How do people use the Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• emoji in texting?

A common way it shows up in messages: "Forgot my closed book again, of course ๐Ÿ“•" 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 Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• emoji as an image?

Yes โ€” this page has buttons to download Closed Book 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.

Is there anything notable about the history of the Closed Book ๐Ÿ“• emoji?

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in Emoji version 0.6 (2010).

Related keywords

bookclosededucation

Cross-platform view of Closed Book ๐Ÿ“•

The same emoji is drawn differently by each company. Here's how Closed Book 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