Hotel Emoji

Travel

A stylized building facade featuring a large letter 'H' on the front, representing a place where travelers stay overnight. The design typically depicts a multi-story structure with windows, signaling a commercial lodging establishment.

Usage Context

Used to discuss travel plans, vacations, or booking stays. It is the go-to indicator for checking in or sharing your current location while on a trip. It frequently appears alongside transit icons like ✈️ or 🚆 to map out a complete itinerary.

History

Added in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0, this emoji was included to standardize travel-related communication. It draws inspiration from the universal international signage used at airports and highways to guide drivers toward nearby lodging.

Details

Glyph

🏨

Unicode

U+1F3E8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3e8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFE8;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory place-building

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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