U+1F580 "🖀" Telephone on Top of Modem Unicode Character

U+1F580 "🖀" Telephone on Top of Modem is a pictographic symbol introduced in Unicode 7.0 as part of the Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows block, depicting a classic desk telephone resting on top of a modem unit. This character represents an era of early internet connectivity when dial-up modems were used to establish a network connection through telephone lines, often emitting distinctive tones. It belongs to the category of office and communication technology symbols, though its specific appearance may vary across different platforms and fonts. While largely obsolete in modern practice, the character serves as a nostalgic reference to the technological landscape.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1F580
Version Added	7.0
Name	Telephone on Top of Modem
Block	Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Other Neutral

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	🖀
HTML Hex Encoding	🖀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x9F 0x96 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD83D 0xDD80
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001F580
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud83d\udd80

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Common
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other