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Small airplane emoji 🛩️

🛩️ is the small airplane: a propeller plane like a Cessna. It means light aircraft and private flying — pilot lessons, private jets by extension, island hops, crop…

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What the small airplane 🛩️ emoji means

🛩️ is the small airplane: a propeller plane like a Cessna. It means light aircraft and private flying — pilot lessons, private jets by extension, island hops, crop dusters — and a freer, adventurous version of ✈️. Added in Emoji 1.0 (2015) with a variation selector. Air set: ✈️ airplane, 🛫 departure and 🛬 arrival, 🪂 parachute, 🚁 helicopter; the person 🧑‍✈️ pilot.

Unicode name: small airplane · U+1F6E9 U+FE0F · Emoji 0.7 (original set) · group: Travel & Places.

IN A MESSAGEfirst solo flight today 🛩️ hands still shaking

How people use it

  • Flying lessons: pilots, solos
  • Private flights: jets, charters
  • Island hops: small airports
  • Adventure: bush planes

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
small airplaneU+1F6E9 U+FE0FLight aircraft
airplaneU+2708 U+FE0FAirliner
airplane departureU+1F6EBTake-off
airplane arrivalU+1F6ECLanding
helicopterU+1F681Helicopter

Questions people ask

What does 🛩️ mean?

A small plane — private flying, lessons, light aircraft.

Is there a private jet emoji?

No; 🛩️ is the closest.

Why does 🛩 look grey?

It needs its variation selector; copy 🛩️ from this page.

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.

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