What does 🏝️ Desert Island mean?
A small island with a palm tree surrounded by sea. The word “desert” here means deserted, not sandy dunes. It represents tropical holidays, island hopping and daydreams about escaping everything, and it also comes up in “stranded on a desert island” questions or when someone feels left alone. It is a little more exotic and remote than the everyday beach day of 🏖️.
🏝️ Desert Island is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (landscapes & outdoors), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
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🏝️ Desert Island on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Desert Island looks on each platform.
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Desert Island emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Desert Island 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 :desert_island:.
When was the Desert Island emoji added?
🏝️ Desert Island was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Desert Island. The underlying code (U+1F3DD 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.