Seat Emoji

Travel

An illustration of a single passenger seat, typically rendered in blue or navy with a headrest. It mimics the standard layout found in commercial aircraft, long-distance trains, or bus cabins.

Usage Context

Used to signal travel plans, boarding status, or the booking of transportation. It serves as a visual shorthand for being on the move or arriving at a destination. People often use it alongside ✈️ to confirm flight details or when venting about long journeys on public transit.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 to help mobile users coordinate logistics for travel. It reflects the global shift toward mobile-first booking systems where travelers needed quick ways to confirm seating assignments and ticket status during transit.

Details

Glyph

💺

Unicode

U+1F4BA

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f4ba:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDCBA;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory transport-air

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.

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