☏
Misc Symbol 16
- Unicode
- U+260F
- Category
- Zodiac
- HTML Entity
- ☏
- CSS
- \260F
The ☏ symbol represents a classic, rotary-dial telephone with a hollow or outline design, officially known as the White Telephone. Added to the Miscellaneous Symbols block in Unicode 1.1, it was historically used in print typography, directories, and business cards to clearly indicate a phone number. Today, it serves as a retro, monochrome alternative to modern, fully-colored phone emojis like 📞 or ☎️.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+9743
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "White Telephone"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 260f
- HTML
- ☏
In Programming
Occasionally used in command-line interfaces, plain-text technical documentation, or simple HTML forms to visually denote a contact number field without relying on modern color emoji support.
Tags
call
communication
contact
contact symbol
hollow phone icon
landline icon
monochrome phone
outline phone
outline telephone
phone
retro phone symbol
telephone
white phone