Video camera

On social media, this emoji is commonly used to represent filming, recording, or creating videos. It can also be used to indicate watching or sharing videos. It is a popular emoji, ranking 74th on Emojipedia's list of most used emojis in 2021.

This emoji is most commonly used by younger generations, particularly those in their teens and twenties, who are more active on social media and are more likely to engage in video content creation and consumption.

The 📹 video camera emoji is commonly used on social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where video content is a major part of the platform's content. It can also be used on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to indicate sending or receiving a video.

This emoji is not considered rude, but it can be used in a sarcastic or humorous way to indicate someone is being watched or recorded.

The 📹 video camera emoji was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It was originally designed to represent a camcorder, a popular device for recording videos in the 80s and 90s. As technology evolved and smartphones became the primary device for recording videos, the emoji's design was updated to represent a more modern video camera.

In recent years, the 📹 video camera emoji has become even more relevant and popular with the rise of video content on social media platforms. It is now commonly used in captions, comments, and hashtags related to videos, making it a staple emoji for content creators and video enthusiasts.