Bookmark 🔖

This emoji shows a single ribbon-style bookmark, typically depicted as a rectangular strip with a notched or pointed bottom edge, often in red, gold, or a rich jewel tone. The design captures that elegant, functional marker that slides into a book to save your place—a timeless reading tool.

You'll see it used by book lovers, students, and readers who want to reference literature, reading progress, or anything worthy of remembering. It works literally for discussing bookmarks or book club moments, and figuratively for saving something mentally. On social media, book communities use it heavily in bookstagram posts, reading lists, and literary discussions. The bookmark also signals something worth coming back to—not just pages in a book, but ideas, conversations, or memories.

Unlike the multi-tab version, the single bookmark feels more personal and intentional, suggesting you're investing in one particular thing. It pairs well with book-related conversations but also pops up when people want to emphasize that something deserves to be remembered or revisited.

Approved as part of Unicode 0.6 in 2010, the bookmark emoji remains a gentle, literary staple. Its simpler design compared to the bookmark tabs makes it feel more intimate—less about organization and more about cherishing a specific place or moment.