Airplane departure Emoji
Travel
A white passenger jet tilted upward, indicating a steep climb during takeoff. The nose is pointed toward the sky, suggesting the beginning of a journey rather than a cruise or arrival.
Usage Context
Used to signal that someone is heading to the airport, starting a vacation, or beginning a new project. It is frequently sent as a quick update before a flight and is often paired with the airplane or airport emojis to provide clear travel updates.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 7.0 in 2014. It was designed to help users distinguish between the general act of flying and the specific phases of flight, which became necessary as mobile messaging apps required more specific imagery for travel logistics.
Details
Glyph
🛫
Unicode
U+1F6EB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6eb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Travel
Subcategory transport-air
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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