💬

💬 U+1F4AC, 💬 SPEECH BALLOON ← 💫 [U+1F4AB] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 💭 → [U+1F4AD]

🗨 U+1F5E8, 🗨 LEFT SPEECH BUBBLE ← 🗧 [U+1F5E7] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🗩 → [U+1F5E9]

🗩 U+1F5E9, 🗩 RIGHT SPEECH BUBBLE ← 🗨 [U+1F5E8] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🗪 → [U+1F5EA]

🗪 U+1F5EA, 🗪 TWO SPEECH BUBBLES ← 🗩 [U+1F5E9] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🗫 → [U+1F5EB]

🗫 U+1F5EB, 🗫 THREE SPEECH BUBBLES ← 🗪 [U+1F5EA] Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs 🗬 → [U+1F5EC]

Translingual

Etymology

A balloon that is an ellipse or rounded rectangle, with a tail emanating from the character who is talking.

Symbol

💬

1. Contains text spoken by characters in comics.
2. Contains a short summary or comment in learning material.
   • 2012, Spots for M.A.T.H., Spots for MATH - Teacher's Edition - Grade 1, Volume 2 (in English), Spots Educational Resources, →ISBN, page 25:

     [The text below is enclosed in a speech balloon.]
     CLOSING STATEMENT
     We will learn about all this in Chapter 5!

Usage notes

This is called speech balloon or speech bubble in English.

See also

• 💭 (“thought balloon, contains text thought by characters in comics”)
• 🗮 (“anger balloon, contains text screamed by characters in comics”)