Customs Emoji

Symbols

A dark blue square featuring a white icon of a suitcase passing through a scanning archway or checkpoint. It depicts the standard international signage used at airports to guide travelers through government baggage inspections.

Usage Context

Used to signal that a traveler is entering an airport customs area, declaring goods, or dealing with border security. It is frequently sent by people announcing their arrival in a new country or discussing the process of passing through immigration alongside 🛂 or 🛄.

History

This symbol was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of a push to standardize international travel icons. The design mimics the standardized signs mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to ensure travelers can navigate global transport hubs regardless of their native language.

Details

Glyph

🛃

Unicode

U+1F6C3

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6c3:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEC3;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory transport-sign

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

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