Office building emoji 🏢
🏢 is the office building: a tall glass-and-concrete block. It is the building emoji and the office emoji — back to the office, corporate life, headquarters, “at 🏢 until…
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What the office building 🏢 emoji means
🏢 is the office building: a tall glass-and-concrete block. It is the building emoji and the office emoji — back to the office, corporate life, headquarters, “at 🏢 until 6” — and it doubles as an apartment block. 🏬 department store is a similar building marked as a shop. Both are original 2010 emoji. The whole skyline is 🏙️ cityscape; the job inside is 💼 briefcase; other buildings 🏦 bank, 🏥 hospital, 🏨 hotel.
Unicode name: office building · U+1F3E2 · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.
How people use it
- Office life: commutes, return-to-office
- Buildings: architecture, real estate
- Companies: HQ, corporate news
- Shopping (🏬): department stores, malls
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| office buildingU+1F3E2 | Office, building | |
| department storeU+1F3EC | Shop building | |
| cityscapeU+1F3D9 U+FE0F | Skyline | |
| briefcaseU+1F4BC | Work | |
| bankU+1F3E6 | Bank |
Questions people ask
What does 🏢 mean?
An office or a tall building — work, corporate life, the city.
Is there an office emoji?
🏢 office building and 💼 briefcase are the two.
What is 🏬?
Department store — a building with a shop sign.
About this guide
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