☎

Black Telephone

U+260E
☎

For contact labels, call requests, phone lists, the ☎ black telephone gives a text-first look that stays more neutral than emoji presentation.

Quoted text, layout rhythm, and tidy punctuation.

Unicode symbolstelephonephonecontactcallsupport

Where people actually use this symbol

Everyday text

☎ is most useful when the line needs a compact text-first character that stays cleaner and more predictable than emoji.

Layout and formatting

☎ often helps with short labels, dividers, lists, or profile text where the exact character matters as much as the meaning.

Where it works better than emoji

☎ is usually better than emoji when the goal is clean text structure, predictable alignment, and a lighter visual footprint. Emoji win on emotion; symbols win on control and clarity.

Alternative symbols to compare

★
Unicode symbols
Black Star
U+2605

Bios, decorative text, and soft headings.

☆
Unicode symbols
White Star
U+2606

Bios, decorative text, and soft headings.

Related emoji

💬
smileys & emotion
speech balloon
emotions

The 💬 emoji shows a speech balloon and represents conversation, messaging, or direct dialogue. It is a clear symbol for talking, commenting, or replying.

balloonbubblecomic
📱
objects
mobile phone
phone

A mobile phone, one of the clearest symbols for texting, apps, calls, portable technology, and modern daily communication.

cellcommunicationmobile
📨
objects
incoming envelope
mail

An incoming envelope, useful for received messages, delivered mail, and communication arriving from outside.

deliveringe-mailemail

Symbol details

Unicode
U+260E
HTML
☎
ASCII
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