airplane
About this emoji
The airplane emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (transport-air) since Unicode 0.6. It is associated with: airplane, transport, air, travel.
The airplane emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the transport-air subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 0.6 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the ✈️ airplane emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with airplane, transport, air, travel.
Quick facts
| Emoji | ✈️ |
| Name | airplane |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | transport-air |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+2708, U+FE0F |
| Shortcode alias | :airplane: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :airplane: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “airplane” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.