What does 🪂 Parachute mean?
A colorful parachute canopy. It stands for skydiving, paragliding, parasailing and other airborne adventures, and was added with Emoji 12.0 in 2019. Figuratively, it can mean bailing out of a situation, a safety net, or a soft landing after a risky move. Adventure travelers use it for adrenaline-filled activities on holiday.
🪂 Parachute is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (air transport), added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019. People use it in messages about hang-glide, parasail and skydive.
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🪂 Parachute on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Parachute looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Parachute 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 :parachute:.
When was the Parachute emoji added?
🪂 Parachute was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019. 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 Parachute. The underlying code (U+1FA82) 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.