What does ๐๏ธ Building Construction mean?
A construction crane lifting material over an unfinished structure. It refers to building sites, renovations and new developments, but online it more often means โwork in progressโ: a website being built, an app still in development or a plan taking shape. Compared with ๐ง, which is a barrier and a warning, ๐๏ธ emphasizes building something new rather than blocking the way.
๐๏ธ Building Construction is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
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๐๏ธ Building Construction on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Building Construction looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Building Construction emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐๏ธ 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 :building_construction:.
When was the Building Construction emoji added?
๐๏ธ Building Construction was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Building Construction. The underlying code (U+1F3D7 U+FE0F) 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.