📖 Emojipedix

Orange Book 📙

Added in Emoji 0.6 · Objects Books & Paper

Codepoint U+1F4D9
Shortcode :orange_book:
Version Emoji 0.6

Meaning

This emoji depicts a closed hardcover book with a warm orange or rust-colored cover, mirroring the blue book's structure but in a contrasting hue. The orange shade gives it a slightly warmer, more literary feel—think classic pulp fiction or adventure novels.

The orange book serves the same fundamental purpose as its blue counterpart: signaling reading, learning, and knowledge. However, the warmer color often evokes different genres—fantasy, adventure, and creative fiction tend to pair well with this shade. People often use it to distinguish between different types of books or to add visual variety when discussing multiple titles.

It appears in contexts like "just finished an amazing adventure book" or when you're building a little emoji stack to represent your reading list. The color choice makes it feel slightly more playful or narrative-driven than the blue version, though both work equally well for academic purposes.

Design-wise, the orange book's prominence varies across platforms—some renderings lean toward a deeper burnt orange, while others are more vibrant. Like the blue book, this emoji dates back to Unicode Emoji 0.6 (2010), making it one of the foundational symbols for digital book culture and a trusted staple in educational and literary communication.

Common Uses

  • Discussing fiction and storytelling
  • Sharing your current read
  • Representing adventure or fantasy genres
  • Building visual variety in book-related messages

Popular Combos

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Did You Know?

The color distinction between blue and orange books reflects traditional library practices where different-colored spines helped patrons quickly identify book categories and genres at a glance.

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Technical Reference

Platform Shortcodes

GitHub :orange_book:
Slack :orange_book:
Discord :orange_book:

Developer Codes

HTML (decimal)
📙
HTML (hex)
📙
CSS
\1F4D9
JavaScript
\uD83D\uDCD9
Python
\U0001F4D9
Java
\uD83D\uDCD9
Perl
\x{1F4D9}
PHP / Ruby
\x{1F4D9}
Punycode
xn--2qxl
URL Encoded
%F0%9F%93%99
UTF-8 Bytes
0xF0 0x9F 0x93 0x99

📙 in 28 languages

Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.

Language Name
Bengali কমলা বই
Chinese (Simplified) 橙色书本
Chinese (Traditional) 橘色的書本
Danish orange bog
Dutch oranje boek
English orange book
English (UK) orange book
Estonian oranž raamat
Finnish oranssi kirja
French livre orange
German orangefarbenes Buch
Hindi नारंगी किताब
Hungarian narancssárga könyv
Italian libro arancione
Japanese オレンジの本
Korean 주황색 책
Lithuanian oranžinė knyga
Malay buku oren
Norwegian oransje bok
Polish pomarańczowa książka
Portuguese livro laranja
Russian оранжевая книга
Spanish libro naranja
Spanish (Mexico) libro naranja
Swedish orange bok
Thai หนังสือสีส้ม
Ukrainian оранжевий підручник
Vietnamese sách màu cam