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Unicode: 1F4C9
Description
A pile of three brown folders or documents, stacked on top of each other. The icon often appears with a slight tilt to suggest depth.
Group:
Objects > office
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, utilitarian. Represents organization, records, or digital archives.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010), representing the common visual metaphor for a collection of paper documents. It is a more specific variant of other folder or file emojis (like 1F4C1 'FILE FOLDER').
Usage Examples
- Representing a collection of files: 'Check out the new documents here 🗉'
- Indicating historical data: 'Old archives 🗉'
- Suggesting classification: 'Categorized under 🗉: Personal Records'
- As an icon for a document management system: 'Access all your files 🗉 here.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Widely understood as a generic icon for collections of files or data, often used in software for file system or document storage.
East Asian culture:
Similar understanding as a symbol for documents, files, or data storage. No significant cultural divergence from Western usage.