What does ๐๏ธ Houses mean?
A cluster of houses side by side, like a small neighborhood or village. It is used for talk about neighbors, local communities, suburbs, housing and real estate, including rent prices and house hunting. It works best when the subject is the area rather than one particular home, which is what ๐ is for. Residentsโ groups and neighborhood chats find it especially useful.
๐๏ธ Houses is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (buildings), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
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๐๏ธ Houses on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Houses looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Houses 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 :house_buildings:.
When was the Houses emoji added?
๐๏ธ Houses 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 Houses. The underlying code (U+1F3D8 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.