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Left Speech Bubble Emoji

Left Speech Bubble is a multi-code-point sequence introduced in Emoji 2.0. It belongs to the Smileys & Emotion group, Emotion subgroup.

Unicode data

Unicode name
left speech bubble
CLDR short name
left speech bubble
Korean name (CLDR)
μ™Όμͺ½ 말풍선
Code points
U+1F5E8 U+FE0F
Group
Smileys & Emotion
Subgroup
Emotion
Added to Unicode
7.0
Added to Emoji
2.0
Sequence
Multi code point
Skin tones
Not defined

Data generated from Unicode 17.0.0 and CLDR 48.2.0. Last reviewed 2026-07-31.See data sources.

Search keywords

Official CLDR keywords for this emoji β€” these are what search matches against.

balloonbubbledialogleftspeech

Developer formats

Every format is derived from the full code point sequence, not just the first character.

Emoji character
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Unicode code points Β· Sequence of multiple code points
U+1F5E8 U+FE0F
JavaScript escape
\u{1f5e8}\u{fe0f}
CSS escape Β· For content: "…"
\1F5E8\FE0F
HTML hexadecimal entity
🗨️
HTML decimal entity
🗨️
JSON escaped string
"\uD83D\uDDE8\uFE0F"
Python Unicode escape
\U0001F5E8\uFE0F
Java Unicode escape Β· UTF-16 surrogate pairs
\uD83D\uDDE8\uFE0F
URL encoded value
%F0%9F%97%A8%EF%B8%8F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 97 A8 EF B8 8F

Accessibility

Screen readers announce this emoji using its CLDR name, β€œleft speech bubble”. When the emoji carries meaning rather than decoration, keep nearby text that says the same thing, and avoid repeating it several times in a row β€” each repetition is read out in full.

Check a sentence for accessibility problems.

Related emojis

Chosen by shared CLDR keywords, subgroup and group β€” not by usage statistics, which we do not collect.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Unicode code point for Left Speech Bubble?

Left Speech Bubble is a sequence of 2 code points: U+1F5E8 U+FE0F.

Does Left Speech Bubble support skin tones?

No. Unicode does not define a skin tone modifier for this emoji, so adding one would produce the base emoji followed by a stray colour swatch.

What is the U+FE0F in Left Speech Bubble?

U+FE0F is a variation selector requesting the colour emoji presentation. Without it, the same base character may be drawn as a monochrome text glyph.

How do I use Left Speech Bubble in HTML or code?

Paste the character directly into UTF-8 source, or use an escape: 🗨️ in HTML, \u{1f5e8}\u{fe0f} in JavaScript.

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