What does ๐งโ๐ Astronaut mean?
A person in a spacesuit and helmet, used for astronauts, space exploration and anything happening beyond Earth. People send it during rocket launches and space news, in sci-fi conversations and for kids who dream of going to the Moon. It also works figuratively: feeling spaced out, being on another planet, or reaching a goal that seemed out of this world. This is the gender-neutral astronaut; man and woman versions exist too.
๐งโ๐ Astronaut is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019. People use it in messages about rocket and space.
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๐งโ๐ Astronaut on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Astronaut looks on each platform.
Astronaut in every skin tone
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Astronaut emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Astronaut emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโ๐ 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 :astronaut:.
When was the Astronaut emoji added?
๐งโ๐ Astronaut was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Astronaut emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ ๐ง๐พโ๐ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Astronaut. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F680) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.