💿️ Optical disk emoji

An optical disk, representing CD, DVD, Blu-ray, or other laser-readable storage media with high capacity for digital content. Features the characteristic circular shape with reflective surface and center mounting hole for disk drives.

Optical disks use laser technology to read microscopic data patterns, offering superior capacity and durability compared to 💾 Floppy disk. They became the standard for software distribution, music albums, movies, and data storage throughout the 1990s and 2000s.

While digital downloads and streaming have reduced their popularity, optical disks remain important for physical media collections, professional archival, and situations requiring offline access. Related to 💽 Computer disk and 📀 Dvd for various optical storage formats.

Could also be called CD, compact disc, optical storage or digital disc emoji.

Other meanings

CD, data storage, music album, physical media, optical storage, digital archive

Example Usage

Burning files to an optical disk 💿 for backup storage

Related emoji

Digital storage emojis

• ☁️ Cloud
• 💽️ Computer disk
• 💾️ Floppy disk
• 📀️ Dvd

Retro emojis

• ☎️ Telephone
• 📞️ Telephone receiver
• 📟️ Pager
• 📠️ Fax machine

Visual description

A circular optical disc with metallic or rainbow-reflective surface showing the characteristic appearance of CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs.

⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.