What does ๐ Helicopter mean?
A helicopter in flight. It is used for helicopter rides, rescues, news crews and aviation. It also stands for helicopter parenting, meaning overprotective parents who hover nearby, and it featured in the old internet joke โroflcopterโ. People use it for sightseeing flights and dramatic entrances, too.
๐ Helicopter is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (air transport), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about copter, roflcopter, travel and vehicle.
Example messages
๐ Helicopter on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Helicopter looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Helicopter 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 :helicopter:.
When was the Helicopter emoji added?
๐ Helicopter 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 Helicopter. The underlying code (U+1F681) 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.