Abstract: A receptacle for earphone cord is disclosed. The present receptacle comprises a front shell and a rear shell, a retractable earphone cord mounted within the two shells, and a retracting device having a rolling disc mounted onto a pivotal seat and a retracting spring being mounted at one side of the rolling disc, one end of the spring being mounted at the rolling disc and the other end of the spring being located at a pivotal rod of the pivot seat, characterized in that a recess is provided on the rolling disc and contains soft coiled cord which is coiled into a plurality of coils, one end of the cord is connected to the earphone cord and the other end is connected to a connection wire, thereby the compactness of the soft coiled cord provides extension capability and retraction capability.