desert island
desert island meaning
A small island with a palm tree. It stands for isolation, castaways and the fantasy of being stranded somewhere warm with nothing to do. It appears in holiday contexts, and it drives the ancient parlour game: which records, which book, which luxury would you take with you.
Meaning
A small island with a palm tree. It stands for isolation, castaways and the fantasy of being stranded somewhere warm with nothing to do. It appears in holiday contexts, and it drives the ancient parlour game: which records, which book, which luxury would you take with you. It is one of the very few emoji built almost entirely around a hypothetical question.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Uninhabited island
How to use it
- Desert island discs, and I cannot choose 🏝️
- Stranded, and not entirely unhappy about it 🏝️
- Just me and a palm tree 🏝️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | woestyneiland |
| አማርኛ | የበርሃ ደሴት |
| العربية | جزيرة صحراوية |
| অসমীয়া | মৰুভূমি দ্বীপ |
| azərbaycan | tənha ada |
| башҡорт | сүл утрауы |
| беларуская | ненаселены востраў |
| български | необитаем остров |
| বাংলা | মরুভূমির দ্বীপ |
| bosanski | pusti otok |
| català | illa deserta |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎢᎪᏛ ᎤᎦᏚᏛᎢ |
| čeština | pustý ostrov |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | ҫын пурӑнман утрав |
| Cymraeg | ynys anghyfannedd |
| Deutsch | einsame Insel |
| dolnoserbšćina | samotna kupa |
| Ελληνικά | ερημονήσι |
| English | desert island |
| español | isla desierta |
| eesti | asustamata saar |
| euskara | uharte bakartia |
| فارسی | جزیرهٔ خالی از سکنه |
| suomi | autiosaari |
| Filipino | islang walang nakatira |
| føroyskt | oyðin oyggj |
| français | île déserte |
| Gaeilge | oileán díthreibhe |
| Gàidhlig | eilean fàs |
| galego | illa deserta |
| ગુજરાતી | રણમાં દ્વિપ |
| Hausa | tsibirin hamada |
| עברית | אי בודד |
| हिन्दी | रेगिस्तान में द्वीप, द्वीप |
| hrvatski | pusti otok |
| hornjoserbšćina | samotna kupa |
| magyar | lakatlan sziget |
| հայերեն | անմարդաբնակ կղզի |
| Indonesia | pulau terpencil |
| íslenska | eyðieyja |
| italiano | isola deserta |
| 日本語 | 無人島 |
| Jawa | pulo ara-ara |
| ქართული | უკაცრიელი კუნძული |
| қазақ тілі | шөлді арал |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ءشولدى ارال |
| ខ្មែរ | កោះដាច់ស្រយាល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮರಳುಗಾಡು ದ್ವೀಪ |
| 한국어 | 사막 섬 |
| कोंकणी | वाळवंटीय जुवें |
| кыргызча | чөл аралы |
| ລາວ | ເກາະທະເລຊາຍ |
| lietuvių | atoki sala |
| latviešu | vientuļa sala |
| македонски | пуст остров |
| മലയാളം | മരുദ്വീപ് |
| монгол | арал |
| मराठी | वाळवंट असलेले बेट |
| Melayu | pulau padang pasir |
| မြန်မာ | လူသူမဲ့ကျွန်း |
| नेपाली | मरूभूमि टापू |
| Nederlands | onbewoond eiland |
| norsk | øde øy |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମରୁଭୂମି ଦ୍ୱୀପ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮਾਰੂਥਲ ਟਾਪੂ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Dẹ́zát Aíland |
| polski | bezludna wyspa |
| پښتو | دښتې ټاپو |
| português | ilha deserta |
| rumantsch | insla solitaria |
| română | insulă pustie |
| русский | остров |
| سنڌي | ريگستاني ٻيٽ |
| တႆး | ၵုၼ်ႁၢတ်ႇသၢႆး |
| සිංහල | කාන්තාර දූපත |
| slovenčina | opustený ostrov |
| slovenščina | samotni otok |
| Soomaali | jasiirad lamadegaan ah |
| shqip | ishull shkretëtirë |
| српски | пусто острво |
| srpski | pusto ostrvo |
| svenska | öde ö |
| Kiswahili | kisiwa cha jangwa |
| தமிழ் | பாலைவனத் தீவு |
| తెలుగు | ఎడారి ద్వీపం |
| ไทย | เกาะ |
| ትግርኛ | ምድረ በዳዊ ደሴት |
| türkmen dili | çölli ada |
| lea fakatonga | motu liʻekina |
| Türkçe | ıssız ada |
| українська | безлюдний острів |
| اردو | صحرائی جزیرہ |
| o‘zbek | cho‘l orol |
| Tiếng Việt | đảo hoang |
| Èdè Yorùbá | erékùṣù aṣálẹ̀ |
| 粵語 | 荒島 |
| 粤语 | 荒岛 |
| 中文 | 无人荒岛 |
| 繁體中文 | 熱帶小島 |
| isiZulu | isiqhingi sasogwadule |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3DD U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :desert_island: :island:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the desert island emoji (🏝️) mean?
- A small island with a palm tree. It stands for isolation, castaways and the fantasy of being stranded somewhere warm with nothing to do. It appears in holiday contexts, and it drives the ancient parlour game: which records, which book, which luxury would you take with you.
- How do you type the desert island emoji?
- Copy the desert island emoji 🏝️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the desert island emoji in?
- The desert island emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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