Open Emojis
17 emojis tagged open in the official Unicode CLDR project. Click any emoji for its meaning, copy-paste, and per-platform rendering.
"Open" emojis are tagged when a symbol depicts something in an open state — 📖 open book, 📭 open mailbox with lowered flag, 📂 open file folder, 🔓 unlocked, alongside open-mouthed face variants 😃 grinning face with big eyes, 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes, 😆 grinning squinting face, and 😅 grinning face with sweat. The keyword is functional — Unicode uses it so the closed/open pairs (📖/📕, 🔓/🔒, 📭/📪) surface as related results in keyboard search. Use the open versions when you want to convey availability, accessibility, or active expression.
- 📖 open book
- 📭 open mailbox with lowered flag
- 📂 open file folder
- 🔓 unlocked
- 😃 grinning face with big eyes
- 😄 grinning face with smiling eyes
- 😆 grinning squinting face
- 😅 grinning face with sweat
- 🤗 smiling face with open hands
- 😮 face with open mouth
- 😦 frowning face with open mouth
- 😰 anxious face with sweat
- 😺 grinning cat
- 👐 open hands
- 🈺 Japanese “open for business” button
- 📬 open mailbox with raised flag
- 🫢 face with open eyes and hand over mouth
Frequently asked about open emojis
What's the closed counterpart to 📖 open book?
📕 closed book is one option (red cover), along with 📗 (green), 📘 (blue), and 📙 (orange). They were originally a textbook color-coded set; only 📕 is officially paired with 📖 as 'closed' vs 'open' in CLDR keyword data.
Does 🔓 unlocked actually mean security is off?
In tech contexts, yes — 🔓 reads as 'access granted' or 'security disabled', while 🔒 means 'locked' or 'secure'. Banks and apps use the icons that way too. Outside tech, 🔓 can mean 'free' or 'available' in a more abstract sense.
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