📷 Camera Emoji Meaning

Published 25 november 2025 | By Wolter Hej

Emoji	Name	Meaning	Category	Codepoint	Shortcodes
📷	:camera:	Represents a camera used for taking photos	Objects	U+1F4F7	:camera:

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Meaning

The 📷 emoji depicts a classic camera and symbolizes photography, photo-taking, or capturing moments.

Common Uses

Indicating photography or photo-related topics
Requesting or sharing pictures
Referring to cameras or photography equipment
Highlighting moments worth capturing
Representing photo shoots or media content

Examples

Let's meet up for a photo session! 📷
Don't forget to bring your camera 📷
Check out my vacation pics 📷

Related Emojis

📸 Camera with Flash – Shows a camera actively taking a photo with a flash.
🎥 Movie Camera – Represents video recording or filmmaking.
📹 Video Camera – Focuses on capturing live video instead of photos.
📼 Videocassette – Represents older video recording media.
🖼️ Framed Picture – Refers to displayed photos rather than capturing them.

Technical Notes

Unicode codepoint U+1F4F7, introduced around Unicode 6.0 (2010). Appearance varies slightly across platforms, generally showing a vintage camera. It does not support skin tone modifiers.

FAQ

What does the 📷 emoji mean?

The emoji represents a camera, commonly used to indicate photography or taking pictures.

How is the 📷 emoji used?

It is used to signify photography, requests for photos, or references to cameras and capturing moments.

Does the meaning of the 📷 emoji change by context?

While generally about photography, it can also imply capturing memories or media-related content depending on the context.