What does ๐ Customs mean?
The sign for the customs area, where travellers declare goods and officers may inspect luggage. It comes up when people talk about duty-free limits, items they forgot to declare, or parcels held up in international shipping. Online shoppers use it for orders stuck โin customsโ for days on end. Remember the split: ๐ covers passport checks, while this one is about what is inside your bags.
๐ Customs is an emoji from the Symbols category (transport & facility signs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
Example messages
๐ Customs on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Customs looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Customs 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 :customs:.
When was the Customs emoji added?
๐ Customs 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 Customs. The underlying code (U+1F6C3) 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.