What does ๐ Passport Control mean?
The sign for passport control, the border desk where officers check travel documents at airports and crossings. Travellers send it to report progress (โthrough passport control!โ) or to joke about nervous moments at the counter. It also comes up in visa, citizenship and immigration conversations. It differs from ๐, which refers to customs, where officials check what you carry rather than who you are.
๐ Passport Control is an emoji from the Symbols category (transport & facility signs), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
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๐ Passport Control on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Passport Control looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Passport Control 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 :passport_control:.
When was the Passport Control emoji added?
๐ Passport Control 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 Passport Control. The underlying code (U+1F6C2) 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.