🛥
motor boat
Unicode: 1F6E5
Description
A dark gray or black helicopter, typically depicted with a single main rotor and a tail rotor, and sometimes landing skids.
Group:
Travel & Places > transport-water
Status:
unqualified
Emotion:
Neutral, functional. Can evoke feelings of travel, emergency, observation, or power.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 7.0 (2014) as part of a wider set of transportation and travel symbols. It represents the modern helicopter as a mode of air transport.
Usage Examples
- Planning a trip: 'Let's take a helicopter tour! 🚁'
- Referring to emergency services: 'A medical helicopter just landed. 🚁'
- Talking about travel: 'Faster than driving, if you own a 🚁'
- Describing a scene: 'The movie opened with a shot of a remote island and a single 🚁 approaching.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with transportation, police, military, or emergency services.
East Asian culture:
Similar associations, but less frequently used in casual conversation compared to other emojis.