About
The Floppy Disk emoji (💾) is the patron saint of saving your work, despite most people having never touched an actual floppy disk. It's become the universal 'save' icon that transcends generations, representing digital preservation and that blessed moment when you remember to back up your files.
Platforms
Vibe & Tone
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About
- Category
- Objects
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When to use 💾
- →Reminding someone to save their work or backup files
- →Referencing old technology or vintage computing
- →Talking about data storage or file management
- →Making jokes about outdated technology that's still relevant
- →Expressing nostalgia for retro computing
Keywords
floppydiskcomputerobjects
Related Concepts
save filebackupstorageretro techpreserving datadon't lose workold computervintage technologydigital memoryfile management
Unicode
- Codepoint
- 1F4BE
- Unicode Version
- 6.1
- Added in Emoji
- 0.6
Did you know?
This emoji represents a 3.5-inch floppy disk that could hold a whopping 1.44 MB of data—less than a single high-resolution photo today—yet it remains the universal save icon across virtually every software program decades later.
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02/22/26
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