🔊
speaker high volume
Unicode: 1F50A
Description
A speaker emitting sound waves, indicating that the sound is on or audible. It's often depicted as a loudspeaker.
Group:
Objects > sound
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral; indicates a state (sound on). Can be used to convey that audio is playing or attention is required for something audible.
Backstory
This emoji, along with other speaker-related emojis (such as 1F507 Muted Speaker, 1F508 Speaker Low Volume, 1F509 Speaker Medium Volume), was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It represents the visual icon for an activated audio output.
Usage Examples
- 'Sound is on for this video. 🔊'
- 'Please make sure your speakers are on. 🔊'
- 'New notification! 🔊'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to indicate audio is active, unmuted, or playing. Often seen in UI for volume controls.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, primarily for technical indication of sound status.