What does ✈️ Airplane mean?
A passenger airplane in flight. It is the universal sign for flying, air travel and holidays, turning up in trip plans, airport updates and announcements that someone is heading off. It can also mean leaving a situation or moving away for good. For the moment of take-off or landing, 🛫 and 🛬 are more specific, and 🛩️ is a small private plane.
✈️ Airplane is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (air transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about aeroplane, fly, flying, jet, plane and travel.
Example messages
✈️ Airplane on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Airplane looks on each platform.
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Airplane emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Airplane emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ✈️ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :airplane:.
When was the Airplane emoji added?
✈️ Airplane was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ✈️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Airplane. The underlying code (U+2708 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.