# 💿 Optical disk emoji

💿 Optical disk is an emoji in the computers set of Objects. It was added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Related words: blu-ray, CD, computer and dvd.

- Emoji: 💿
- Unicode name: optical disk
- Code points: U+1F4BF
- Category: Objects, Computers
- Added: Emoji 0.6 (2010)
- GitHub shortcode: :cd:
- Keywords: blu-ray, CD, computer, disk, dvd, optical
- Page: https://emojichart.com/optical-disk-emoji

## What it means

Music albums, movies, software and data have all been sold on this shiny optical disc, such as a CD or Blu-ray. People use it for CDs, burning discs, collecting physical media and retro tech.

## How to type 💿

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “optical disk”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “optical disk”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “optical disk”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “optical disk”.
- GitHub: Type :cd: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | disco óptico | cd, disco, disco óptico |
| Français (fr) | CD | blu-ray, CD, disque, DVD |
| Deutsch (de) | CD | Blu-Ray, CD, DVD |
| Italiano (it) | disco ottico | blu-ray, CD, computer, disco, disco ottico, DVD |
| Português (pt) | cd | blu-ray, cd, CD, computador, disco, DVD, óptico |
| Nederlands (nl) | optische schijf | blu-ray, cd, cd-rom, computer, dvd, optisch, optische schijf, schijf |
| Svenska (sv) | optisk skiva | bluray-skiva, cd-skiva, dvd-skiva, optisk skiva |
| Polski (pl) | dysk optyczny | Blu-ray, CD, DVD, dysk, dysk optyczny, komputer, płyta |
| Türkçe (tr) | optik disk | CD, disk, DVD, optik disk |
| Русский (ru) | CD | CD, диск, компакт, компакт-диск, си ди, си-ди, сиди, формат |
| Українська (uk) | компакт-диск | blu-ray, cd, dvd, диск, комп’ютер, компакт-диск, оптичний |
| Ελληνικά (el) | οπτικός δίσκος | blu-ray, cd, dvd, δίσκος, οπτικός, υπολογιστής |
| العربية (ar) | سي دي | bluray, cd, dvd, دي في دي, سي دي, قرص, قرص ضوئي, كمبيوتر, كومبيوتر |
| עברית (he) | דיסק אופטי | אופטי, דיסק, מחשב, תקליטור |
| فارسی (fa) | سی‌دی | بلوری, دیسک, دی‌وی‌دی, رایانه, سی‌دی, لوح فشرده, نوری |
| हिन्दी (hi) | ऑप्टिकल डिस्क | ऑप्टिकल, कंप्यूटर, डिस्क, डीवीडी, सीडी |
| বাংলা (bn) | অপ্টিক্যাল ডিস্ক | অপটিক্যাল, অপ্টিক্যাল ডিস্ক, কম্পিউটার, ডিভিডি, ডিস্ক, সিডি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | disk optik | blu-ray, cd, disk, dvd, komputer, optik |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đĩa quang | cd, đĩa, máy tính, quang |
| ไทย (th) | บลูเรย์ | ซีดี, ดีวีดี, บลูเรย์ |
| 日本語 (ja) | CD | Blu-ray, CD, DVD, コンピューター, ディスク, ブルーレイ, 光ディスク |
| 한국어 (ko) | 씨디 | CD, DVD, 광학, 디비디, 디스크, 블루레이, 시디, 씨디 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 光盘 | cd, 专辑, 光盘, 存储, 影片, 蓝光, 音乐 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 光碟 | CD, 光碟, 硬碟, 藍光 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): optiese skyf
- Akan (ak): ɔptikaa disike
- Albanian (sq): disk optik
- Amharic (am): ኦፕቲካል ዲስክ
- Armenian (hy): օպտիկական սկավառակ
- Assamese (as): অপ্টিকেল ডিস্ক
- Azerbaijani (az): optik disk
- Bashkir (ba): оптик диск
- Basque (eu): disko optikoa
- Belarusian (be): аптычны дыск
- Bosnian (bs): cd
- Breton (br): CD
- Bulgarian (bg): оптичен диск
- Burmese (my): အလင်းသုံးဒစ်
- Cantonese (yue): 光碟
- Catalan (ca): disc òptic
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎠᏠᏗ
- Chuvash (cv): оптика дискӗ
- Croatian (hr): optički disk
- Czech (cs): optický disk
- Danish (da): cd
- Estonian (et): optiline ketas
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): disco ótico
- Faroese (fo): sjónbandsfløga
- Filipino (fil): optical disc
- Finnish (fi): CD
- Galician (gl): CD
- Georgian (ka): ოპტიკური დისკი
- Gujarati (gu): ઑપ્ટિકલ ડિસ્ક
- Hausa (ha): diski na da’ira
- Hungarian (hu): optikai lemez
- Icelandic (is): blu-ray
- Igbo (ig): diiski ọptịkal
- Irish (ga): diosca optúil
- Javanese (jv): cakram optikal
- Kalaallisut (kl): cd
- Kannada (kn): ಆಪ್ ಡಿಸ್ಕ್
- Kazakh (kk): оптикалық диск
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): وپتيكالىق ديسك
- Khmer (km): ឌីសឡាស៊ែរ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): disiki
- Konkani (kok): ऑप्टिकल डिस्क
- Kyrgyz (ky): оптикалык диск
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Set k’olib’al
- Lao (lo): ອັອບຕີໂຄດິສ
- Latvian (lv): optiskais disks
- Lithuanian (lt): optinis diskas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): CD
- Luxembourgish (lb): CD
- Macedonian (mk): цд
- Malay (ms): cakera optik
- Malayalam (ml): ഒപ്റ്റിക്കൽ ഡിസ്ക്
- Maltese (mt): diska ottika
- Marathi (mr): ऑप्टिकल डिस्क
- Mongolian (mn): оптик диск
- Māori (mi): kōpae whatu
- Nepali (ne): अप्टिकल डिस्क
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ọ́ptíkál Disk
- Northern Sotho (nso): tiske ya kgetho
- Norwegian (no): optisk plate
- Odia (or): ଅପ୍ଟିକାଲ୍‌ ଡିସ୍କ୍
- Oromo (om): diiskii optikaalii
- Pashto (ps): آپتيکي ډسک
- Punjabi (pa): ਬਲੂ-ਰੇ ਡਿਸਕ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): آپٹیکل ڈسک
- Quechua (qu): disku
- Romanian (ro): cd
- Romansh (rm): DC
- Sardinian (sc): discu òticu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): diosg optaigeach
- Serbian (sr): оптички диск
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): optički disk
- Shan (shn): ၶႅပ်းသၢႆလႅင်း
- Sindhi (sd): آپٽيڪل ڊسڪ
- Sinhala (si): ප්‍රකාශ තැටිය
- Slovak (sk): optický disk
- Slovenian (sl): optični disk
- Somali (so): cajalada obtikaalka ah
- Swahili (sw): diski
- Swahili (Kenya) (sw-KE): diski ya kutumia mwangaza
- Tajik (tg): диски оптикӣ
- Tamil (ta): ஆப்டிகல் டிஸ்க்
- Telugu (te): ఆప్టికల్ డిస్క్
- Tigrinya (ti): ኦፕቲካል ዲስክ
- Tongan (to): tisi mamata
- Tswana (tn): disike ya pono
- Turkmen (tk): optiki disk
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): CD
- Urdu (ur): آپٹکل ڈسک
- Uyghur (ug): نۇر دىسكا
- Uzbek (uz): optik disk
- Welsh (cy): disg optegol
- Wolof (wo): disk optik
- Xhosa (xh): idiksi yeliso
- Yoruba (yo): àwo aká-ọ̀rọ̀ aláfojúrí
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): àwo aká-ɔ̀rɔ̀ aláfojúrí
- Zulu (zu): isidi

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F4BF` |
| HTML | `💿` |
| CSS | `\1F4BF` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F4BF}` |
| Python | `\U0001F4BF` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 92 BF` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DCBF` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%92%BF` |

## Questions

### What does the 💿 optical disk emoji mean?

Music albums, movies, software and data have all been sold on this shiny optical disc, such as a CD or Blu-ray. People use it for CDs, burning discs, collecting physical media and retro tech.

### How do I type the 💿 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “optical disk”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :cd:.

### When was the 💿 emoji added?

💿 was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010.

### What is the Unicode code point for 💿?

U+1F4BF. In HTML you can write 💿, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F4BF}.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/optical-disk-emoji