🖼️
framed picture
Unicode: 1F5BC FE0F
Description
A framed picture or painting, often depicted as a landscape scene with a sun or mountains, held within a rectangular frame.
Group:
Activities > arts & crafts
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral; typically represents art, photography, or a posted image. Can evoke a sense of appreciation for aesthetics or visual content.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 7.0 (2014) as a way to represent a 'framed picture' or 'painting'. It fills a niche for visual art alongside other media emojis like camera or video camera.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a piece of art: 'I saw an amazing painting at the gallery. 🖼️'
- Indicating an image attachment: 'Check out the details in the attached picture. 🖼️'
- Discussing interior design: 'Thinking of hanging a new picture here. 🖼️'
- Sharing visual memories: 'Remember this place? Here's a picture. 🖼️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to refer to physical art, digital photos, or illustrations. Also used to signify 'uploading a picture' or 'image content'.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often appearing in contexts related to sharing memories, art, or visual works.