Building construction 🏗️
Quick answer
🏗️ Building construction is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. People also find it by searching building, construction, crane.
Tap the emoji to copy it, then paste it anywhere.
Key facts
- Category
- Travel & places
- Subgroup
- Buildings
- Unicode
- U+1F3D7 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.7
- Year added
- 2014
- Shortcode
:building_construction:
Building construction 🏗️: Meaning
🏗️ Building construction is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. It became part of the emoji standard with Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
People also find it by searching building, construction, crane.
How to use 🏗️ Building construction
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+1F3D7 U+FE0F | |
| HTML (hex) | 🏗️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🏗️ | |
| CSS | \1F3D7 \FE0F | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F3D7}\u{FE0F} | |
| JavaScript (UTF-16) | \uD83C\uDFD7\uFE0F | |
| Python | \U0001F3D7\U0000FE0F | |
| URL | %F0%9F%8F%97%EF%B8%8F | |
| GitHub | :building_construction: | |
| Slack / Discord | :building_construction: |
Technical details
- Type
- Single character with emoji presentation selector
- Code points
- 2
- UTF-16
- 3
- UTF-8
- 7 bytes
| 🏗 | U+1F3D7 | Building construction |
| · | U+FE0F | Variation selector-16 (emoji style) |
History and device support
🏗️ was added to the emoji standard in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Emoji 0.7 covers symbols added in Unicode 7.0 in 2014, many of them from Wingdings and Webdings fonts, such as the map, hot pepper, and spy.
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 “building construction”.
- MacPress Control + Command + Space and search “building construction”.
- iPhone · AndroidOpen the emoji keyboard and search “building construction”.
Also searched as
- building
- construction
- crane
Related keywords
Learn more
Name in other languages
- EnglishBuilding construction
- EspañolConstrucción
- PortuguêsConstrução
- FrançaisConstruction d’un bâtiment
- DeutschKran
- ItalianoEdificio in costruzione
- NederlandsWoningbouw
- РусскийСтройка
- УкраїнськаСпорудження будівлі
- PolskiDźwig budowlany
- TürkçeBina inşaatı
- العربيةإنشاءات
- فارسیساختوساز ساختمانی
- اردوعمارت کی تعمیر
- עבריתעבודות בניין
- हिन्दीभवन निर्माण
- বাংলাবিল্ডিং নির্মাণ
- தமிழ்கட்டிடம் கட்டுதல்
- తెలుగుభవన నిర్మాణం
- मराठीइमारत बांधकाम
- Bahasa IndonesiaKonstruksi bangunan
- Bahasa MelayuPembinaan bangunan
- Tiếng ViệtCông trường xây dựng
- ไทยก่อสร้างอาคาร
- FilipinoConstruction ng gusali
- 日本語建設中
- 한국어건물 공사
- 简体中文建筑施工
- 繁體中文施工中
- KiswahiliUjenzi wa jengo
Questions and answers
What does the 🏗️ Building construction emoji mean?
🏗️ Building construction is an emoji in the Travel & places category, under “Buildings”. People also find it by searching building, construction, crane.
How do I copy and paste the Building construction 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 Building construction emoji on a computer?
Press Windows + . (period) and search “building construction”. Press Control + Command + Space and search “building construction”. Open the emoji keyboard and search “building construction”.
When was the Building construction emoji added?
The Building construction emoji was added with Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
What is the Unicode for 🏗️?
The Building construction emoji is U+1F3D7 U+FE0F in Unicode. In HTML, write 🏗️.
Which category is the Building construction emoji in?
🏗️ Building construction is in the Travel & places category, in the “Buildings” subgroup, together with 26 other emojis.
Which emojis are similar to 🏗️?
Emojis similar to 🏗️ Building construction include 🏟️ Stadium, 🏛️ Classical building, 🧱 Brick, 🪨 Rock.
What is the Building construction emoji called in other languages?
In other languages it is called Construcción (Español), Construction d’un bâtiment (Français), Kran (Deutsch), भवन निर्माण (हिन्दी), إنشاءات (العربية), 建設中 (日本語).
How many characters is the 🏗️ emoji?
🏗️ is made of 2 Unicode code point(s). It counts as 3 characters in X (Twitter) and JavaScript, and takes 7 bytes in UTF-8.
What is the official name of 🏗️?
Its official Unicode CLDR short name is “building construction”. Screen readers read this name aloud, and emoji keyboards use it for search.
What words are associated with 🏗️?
Its official keywords are building, construction, crane. 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 Building construction?
In apps like Slack, Discord, and GitHub, type :building_construction: to insert 🏗️.
Does 🏗️ work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. It has been part of the emoji standard since Emoji 0.7 (2014), so all current iPhones, Android phones, Windows, and Mac computers support it.
Can I download the Building construction 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.