A classic, retro-style portable radio, as used to listen to music, news, talk shows, and sports broadcasts. Typically depicted with a rectangular brown, blue, or orange casing, a speaker grille, a tuning dial or frequency display, and an extendable antenna.

Commonly used in content concerning radio broadcasting, listening to music, news, and audio entertainment. May also be used to represent vintage electronics.

Samsung's early designs featured a blue-and-white radio. Facebook's initial design depicted a gray radio, while a later design featured a bright orange casing.

This emoji predates the inclusion and standardization of emojis within Unicode. It first appeared in SoftBank's 1999 emoji set, where it was depicted as a button labeled "FM AM".

Radio was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.