School 🏫
Quick answer
🏫 School is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. People also find it by searching building.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Travel & places
- Subgroup
- Buildings
- Unicode
- U+1F3EB
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Year added
- 2010
- Shortcode
:school:
School 🏫: Meaning
🏫 School is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
People also find it by searching building.
Combos
How to use 🏫 School
Building emojis show houses, offices, hospitals, and landmarks. They tell people where you are or where you are going.
Example messages
- Home sweet home 🏫
- At the office till 6 🏫
Codes for developers
| Copy emoji | 🏫 | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F3EB | |
| HTML (hex) | 🏫 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🏫 | |
| CSS | \1F3EB | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F3EB} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83C\uDFEB | |
| Python | \U0001F3EB | |
| URL | %F0%9F%8F%AB | |
| GitHub | :school: | |
| Slack / Discord | :school: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character
- Code points
- 1
- UTF-16
- 2
- UTF-8
- 4 bytes
| 🏫 | U+1F3EB | School |
History and device support
🏫 was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Emoji 0.6 is the original set from Japanese mobile carriers, added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It includes the classic faces, hearts, weather, food, and objects that made emoji popular.
It is supported on practically every phone, tablet, and computer in use today, including iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac. Each platform draws it in its own style, so it can look slightly different on Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and WhatsApp.
How to type it
- WindowsPress Windows + . (period) and search “school”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “school”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “school”.
Also searched as
Related keywords
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Name in other languages
- EnglishSchool
- EspañolColegio
- PortuguêsEscola
- FrançaisÉcole
- DeutschSchule
- ItalianoScuola
- NederlandsSchool
- РусскийШкола
- УкраїнськаШкола
- PolskiSzkoła
- TürkçeOkul
- العربيةمدرسة
- فارسیمدرسه
- اردواسکول
- עבריתבית ספר
- हिन्दीस्कूल
- বাংলাস্কুল
- தமிழ்பள்ளிக்கூடம்
- తెలుగుపాఠశాల భవనం
- मराठीशाळा
- Bahasa IndonesiaSekolah
- Bahasa MelayuSekolah
- Tiếng ViệtTrường học
- ไทยโรงเรียน
- FilipinoPaaralan
- 日本語学校
- 한국어학교
- 简体中文学校
- 繁體中文學校
- KiswahiliShule
Questions and answers
What does the 🏫 School emoji mean?
🏫 School is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. People also find it by searching building.
How do I copy and paste the School emoji?
Tap or click the large 🏫 at the top of this page to copy it, then paste it with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V, or a long press.
How do I type the School emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “school”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “school”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “school”.
When was the School emoji added?
The School emoji was added with Emoji 0.6 in 2010.
What is the Unicode for 🏫?
The School emoji is U+1F3EB in Unicode. In HTML, write 🏫.
Which category is the School emoji in?
🏫 School is in the Travel & places category, in the “Buildings” subgroup, together with 26 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🏫?
Emojis similar to 🏫 School include 🏟️ Stadium, 🏛️ Classical building, 🏗️ Building construction, 🧱 Brick.
What is the School emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Colegio (Español), École (Français), Schule (Deutsch), स्कूल (हिन्दी), مدرسة (العربية), 学校 (日本語).
How many characters is the 🏫 emoji?
🏫 is made of 1 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 2 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 4 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🏫?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “school”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🏫?
Its official keywords are building. Typing any of them in an emoji keyboard search usually finds 🏫.
Can I use 🏫 on Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok?
Yes. 🏫 is a standard Unicode emoji, so it works in posts, comments, bios, and messages on Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat, and Discord.
Does 🏫 look the same on every phone?
No. It is the same character with the same meaning, but Apple and Google draw it differently, so it may look a little different to the person you send it to.
What is the shortcode for School?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :school: to insert 🏫.
Does 🏫 work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 0.6 (2010), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the School emoji as PNG or SVG?
Yes. Use the download box on this page to save 🏫 in Twemoji, Noto, or OpenMoji style as PNG, WebP, or SVG, from 32 to 1024 pixels.