What does 🛩️ Small Airplane mean?
A small private airplane, such as a light propeller aircraft. It stands for private flights, flying lessons, pilots, air shows and scenic flights. People use it when earning a pilot licence, taking a short hop between islands or flying with a local club. It feels more personal and adventurous than the commercial ✈️ airliner.
🛩️ Small Airplane is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (air transport), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about aeroplane and plane.
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🛩️ Small Airplane on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Small Airplane looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Small Airplane 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 :small_airplane:.
When was the Small Airplane emoji added?
🛩️ Small Airplane was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Small Airplane. The underlying code (U+1F6E9 U+FE0F) 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.