What does ๐ Baggage Claim mean?
The baggage claim sign, marking the hall where travellers collect checked luggage from the carousel. It is the emoji of landing: โat baggage claim, see you outsideโ is its classic use. People also send it while anxiously watching the belt, when an airline loses a bag, or as shorthand for having arrived somewhere. In a looser, joking sense it can even stand for emotional baggage.
๐ Baggage Claim is an emoji from the Symbols category (transport & facility signs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about arrived, bags, case, checked, journey and packing.
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๐ Baggage Claim on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Baggage Claim looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Baggage Claim emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :baggage_claim:.
When was the Baggage Claim emoji added?
๐ Baggage Claim was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Baggage Claim. The underlying code (U+1F6C4) 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.