Airplane emoji
✈️, 🛫 and 🛬: the plane emoji for trips, flights and “I’m away”. Copy them here.
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What the airplane emoji means
✈️ (airplane) is travel: holidays, business trips, “boarding now”, out-of-office messages. 🛫 (airplane departure) and 🛬 (airplane arrival) let you say which end of the flight you are at. 🧳 is the luggage and 🌍 the destination. ✈️ is a text-style symbol with a variation selector, so it can render as a plain outline in some apps; 🛫 and 🛬 are dedicated emoji.
Unicode name: airplane · U+2708 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Trips: ✈️🌍
- Departure / arrival: 🛫 🛬
- Out of office: “away until the 12th ✈️”
- Airport posts: ✈️🧳☕
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Use it for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| airplaneU+2708 U+FE0F | Airplane, travel | May render plain | |
| airplane departure / airplane arrivalU+1F6EB · U+1F6EC | Take-off, landing | Dedicated emoji | |
| luggageU+1F9F3 | Packing | ||
| globe showing Europe-AfricaU+1F30D | Destination | See the earth emoji guide |
Chat examples
Real messages with ✈️, and a reply that fits.
boarding ✈️
safe flight!
🛫 off to Rome
jealous
🧳 packed
🛬 see you soon
Questions people ask
What is the difference between ✈️ and 🛫?
✈️ is the generic plane; 🛫 is a plane taking off and 🛬 landing.
Why is my airplane emoji black and white?
✈️ is a text-style symbol; without the variation selector some apps draw it plain.
Is there a jet emoji?
There is no dedicated jet emoji. The airplane emoji ✈️ is the closest match. For a smaller plane, see the small airplane emoji.
How do I type the airplane font symbol?
You can copy the airplane emoji ✈️ directly from this page and paste it into any text field. It works as a regular Unicode character, so no special font is required.
Is there an airplane mode emoji?
There is no dedicated airplane mode emoji. The airplane emoji ✈️ or the airplane departure emoji 🛫 can be used to indicate that airplane mode is switched on.
About this guide
Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.
