U+2708 · Dingbats

Airplane ✈

The airplane symbol represents flights, travel and air transport. It appears in itineraries, travel posts, boarding reminders and trip announcements, and many devices show it as the airplane emoji. In the Dingbats block it predates emoji, so it can also appear as a simple black silhouette in plain-text fonts. It is also useful in airline-style schedules, departure boards and flight reminders.

UnicodeU+2708

HTML✈

✈︎U+2708

Character codes

Unicode code point	`U+2708`
Decimal	`9992`
HTML (hex)	`✈`
HTML (decimal)	`✈`
CSS	`\2708`
JavaScript	`\u2708`
Python	`\u2708`
UTF-8 bytes	`E2 9C 88`
UTF-16	`2708`
URL-encoded	`%E2%9C%88`

Character details

Official name	AIRPLANE
Unicode block	Dingbats
General category	Other Symbol (So)
SymbolHero category	Dingbats
Emoji	Yes – has an emoji presentation

How to type ✈

Windows

Press Win + . to open the emoji panel, then type “airplane”.
In Microsoft Word or Outlook: type 2708 then press Alt + X.
Open Character Map (search “Character Map” in Start), tick “Advanced view”, search for “airplane”, then Select and Copy.

Mac

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

iPhone & Android

Open the emoji keyboard on iPhone or Android and search “airplane”.
Tap Copy at the top of this page, then long-press where you want it and choose Paste.

Docs & web

Google Docs: Insert → Special characters, then search “airplane” or enter U+2708.
HTML: ✈
Excel / Google Sheets: =UNICHAR(9992)

Examples

✈ LAX → JFK, 8:45 AM
✈ Off to Lisbon!
✈ Flight details below

Good to know

Don’t mix it up: It is similar to 🛩 (U+1F6E9, SMALL AIRPLANE), a separate emoji.

Display: the character itself is always the same code point, but its shape comes from the font on the device showing it. If you see an empty box, the font lacks this glyph—the text is still correct.