Building construction Emoji

Travel

A yellow construction crane positioned over a half-finished building structure. The design emphasizes the heavy machinery and vertical framework required for modern infrastructure projects.

Usage Context

Used to signal that a project, conversation, or relationship is currently in progress. It is frequently employed in professional settings to indicate an ongoing update or when discussing urban development. You might see this paired with 🚧 to emphasize caution or active work zones.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0, this icon was drafted to represent the rapid expansion of city skylines and the industrial growth observed throughout the early 2000s in digital communication platforms.

Details

Glyph

🏗

Unicode

U+1F3D7

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f3d7:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDFD7;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category Travel

Subcategory place-building

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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