What does ๐ Elevator mean?
An elevator, or lift in British English, with sliding doors. It stands for going up or down, buildings, apartments, offices and accessibility. People use it for elevator rides, awkward elevator small talk, broken lifts and step-free venues. Figuratively, it can mean rising fast in life or delivering a quick โelevator pitchโ. It was added in Emoji 13.0.
๐ Elevator is an emoji from the Objects category (household items), added in Emoji 13.0 in 2020. People use it in messages about accessibility, hoist and lift.
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๐ Elevator on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Elevator looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Elevator 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 :elevator:.
When was the Elevator emoji added?
๐ Elevator was added in Emoji 13.0, released in 2020. 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 Elevator. The underlying code (U+1F6D7) 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.