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Airplane Symbol (✈)

The airplane symbol ✈ is Unicode U+2708, the plane used for flights and travel. Press Copy to put it on your clipboard.

Unicode
U+2708
HTML
✈
Word
2708 Alt+X

How to type the airplane symbol (✈)

The quickest way is to press Copy above and paste. To type ✈ yourself, use the method for your device below.

Windows

  1. In Word or Outlook, type 2708 and press Alt + X. Alt + X converts the hex code before the cursor into the character, and back again.
  2. Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then search for “airplane”.

Mac

  1. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for airplane and double-click it.
  2. With the Unicode Hex Input keyboard enabled (System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources), hold Option and type 2708.

Linux & ChromeOS

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + U, type 2708, then press Enter or Space. Works in GTK and IBus apps (GNOME, Firefox, Chrome, LibreOffice) and on ChromeOS.

iPhone & iPad

  1. Open the emoji keyboard and search for “airplane” to insert ✈️, the colour emoji. For the plain text ✈, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ✈ from this page, then go to Settings → General → Keyboard → Text Replacement and add it with a shortcut such as ;airp. The shortcut then turns into the symbol as you type, in every app.

Android

  1. In Gboard, tap the emoji key and search for “airplane” to insert ✈️. For the plain text ✈, copy it from this page.
  2. Copy ✈ here, then open Gboard settings → Dictionary → Personal dictionary and add it with a shortcut.

Microsoft Word

  1. Type 2708, then press Alt + X.
  2. Insert → Symbol → More Symbols. Set “from” to Unicode (hex), type 2708 in “Character code” and click Insert.

Google Docs

  1. Insert → Special characters, then search for “airplane” or draw it in the box.

Excel & Google Sheets

  1. Enter =UNICHAR(9992) in a cell. It works in Excel 2013 and later and in Google Sheets.

HTML

  1. Write ✈ or ✈ in your HTML.

What does ✈ mean?

✈ is an airplane seen from above. It marks flights, airports and travel plans, and it is common in itineraries and travel bios. The text form follows your font colour; followed by the emoji selector it becomes ✈️, a grey or blue plane. For arrivals and departures, the emoji 🛫 and 🛬 add direction.

Common uses

  • Itineraries: ✈ LHR → JFK, 09:40
  • Travel bios and trip announcements
  • Airport and airline listings

Airplane Symbol codes for HTML, CSS and programming

Every code below produces ✈. Use the HTML entity in web pages, the CSS escape in content, and the escape sequence in source code.

Unicode code pointU+2708
HTML decimal✈
HTML hex✈
CSS contentcontent: "\2708";
JavaScript"\u2708"
Python"\u2708"
Python (by name)"\N{AIRPLANE}"
Java / C#"\u2708"
UTF-8 bytesE2 9C 88
UTF-162708
URL encoded%E2%9C%88

✈ vs look-alike characters

These characters look similar to ✈ but have a different meaning and code. Pasting the wrong one can break search, sorting and screen readers.

CharNameWhen to use it
Up-Pointing Airplane
U+1F6E7		Up-pointing airplane, a rarer character that needs a newer font.
Airplane Departure
U+1F6EB		Airplane departure emoji.
Airplane Arriving
U+1F6EC		Airplane arriving emoji.
Airplane
U+2708 U+FE0F		The emoji form of the same character.

Symbols similar to ✈

Click to copy, or open a symbol for its codes.

  • Details

✈ character properties

Official Unicode name
AIRPLANE
Also known as
plane symbol, aeroplane symbol, flight symbol
Code point
U+2708
Unicode block
Dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF)
General category
Other symbol (So)
Added in
Unicode 1.1 (1993)
Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane (0)
Emoji
Has an emoji form: ✈️ (add U+FE0F)

Frequently asked questions

Why does my ✈ look different on my phone?

Phones may show it as the emoji ✈️. To keep the text look, copy the plain ✈ and avoid adding U+FE0F.

Is there an alt code for the airplane symbol?

No. ✈ is outside the Windows-1252 and code page 437 character sets, so no Alt + number code produces it. Copy it from this page, type 2708 then Alt + X in Word, or find it in Character Map.

How do I type the airplane symbol on a Mac?

There is no single Option shortcut for ✈ on the US layout. Press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer, search for “airplane” and double-click it, or copy it from this page.

What is the HTML code for the airplane symbol?

✈ has no named HTML entity. Use the numeric reference ✈ or ✈, or paste the character directly into a UTF-8 page.

What is the Unicode for the airplane symbol?

✈ is U+2708, officially named AIRPLANE, in the Dingbats block. It has been part of Unicode since version 1.1 (1993).