A handheld megaphone used to amplify a person's voice. May also be known as a speaking trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer.

May be seen at the start of posts to highlight news or important information. Can also suggest shouting, excitement, or hype, and can occasionally be used to bookend words to mimic a loud or dramatic announcement. See also: 📢 Loudspeaker.

Colors vary considerably by platform, including red (Google & Samsung), blue (Twitter/X), silver (Huawei), and gold (Apple & Microsoft). Direction and angle also vary.

Facebook adds sound marks emerging from the mouth of the megaphone, as did early designs from various platforms including Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft.

This emoji predates the inclusion and standardization of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by SoftBank in 2000.

Megaphone was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name "Cheering Megaphone" and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.