elevator
elevator meaning
A lift, added in Emoji 13. 0 as part of the accessibility set. It stands for lifts, buildings and — importantly — step-free access, which is why it was added. It appears in wayfinding and accessibility contexts. Its arrival mattered: a lift is often the difference between a building being usable and not.
Meaning
A lift, added in Emoji 13.0 as part of the accessibility set. It stands for lifts, buildings and — importantly — step-free access, which is why it was added. It appears in wayfinding and accessibility contexts. Its arrival mattered: a lift is often the difference between a building being usable and not.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Elevator
How to use it
- Lift is on the left 🛗
- Step-free access this way 🛗
- The lift is out. Again 🛗
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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Related emoji
This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | hysbak |
| አማርኛ | አሳንሱር |
| العربية | مصعد |
| অসমীয়া | এলিভেটৰ |
| azərbaycan | lift |
| башҡорт | лифт |
| беларуская | ліфт |
| български | асансьор |
| বাংলা | এলিভেটর |
| bosanski | lift |
| català | ascensor |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏓᏌᎳᏗᏍᎩ |
| čeština | výtah |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | лифт |
| Cymraeg | lifft |
| Deutsch | Fahrstuhl |
| dolnoserbšćina | lift |
| Ελληνικά | ασανσέρ |
| English | elevator |
| español | ascensor |
| eesti | lift |
| euskara | igogailua |
| فارسی | بالابر |
| suomi | hissi |
| Filipino | elevator |
| føroyskt | lyfta |
| français | ascenseur |
| Gaeilge | ardaitheoir |
| Gàidhlig | àrdaichear |
| galego | ascensor |
| ગુજરાતી | એલિવેટર |
| Hausa | lif |
| עברית | מעלית |
| हिन्दी | एलिवेटर |
| hrvatski | dizalo |
| hornjoserbšćina | lift |
| magyar | lift |
| հայերեն | վերելակ |
| Indonesia | elevator |
| íslenska | lyfta |
| italiano | ascensore |
| 日本語 | エレベーター |
| Jawa | ondo mlaku |
| ქართული | ლიფტი |
| қазақ тілі | лифт |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | ليفت |
| ខ្មែរ | ជណ្ដើរយន្តប្រអប់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಎಲಿವೇಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 엘리베이터 |
| कोंकणी | एलिवेटर |
| кыргызча | лифт |
| ລາວ | ລິບ |
| lietuvių | elevatorius |
| latviešu | lifts |
| македонски | лифт |
| മലയാളം | എലവേറ്റർ |
| монгол | лифт |
| मराठी | वर चढवणारा |
| Melayu | elevator |
| မြန်မာ | စက်လှေကား |
| नेपाली | एलिभेटर |
| Nederlands | lift |
| norsk | heis |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଲିପ୍ଟ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਿਫਟ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Lìft |
| polski | winda |
| پښتو | لوړګر |
| português | elevador |
| rumantsch | ascensur |
| română | lift |
| русский | лифт |
| سنڌي | ايليويٽر |
| တႆး | လိပ်ႉၾ် |
| සිංහල | සෝපානය |
| slovenčina | výťah |
| slovenščina | dvigalo |
| Soomaali | wiish |
| shqip | ashensor |
| српски | лифт |
| srpski | lift |
| svenska | hiss |
| Kiswahili | kambarau |
| தமிழ் | எலவேட்டர் |
| తెలుగు | ఎలివేటర్ |
| ไทย | ลิฟต์ |
| ትግርኛ | ሊፍት |
| türkmen dili | lift |
| lea fakatonga | lifi |
| Türkçe | asansör |
| українська | ліфт |
| اردو | ایلیویٹر |
| o‘zbek | lift |
| Tiếng Việt | thang máy |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ohun ìgbésókè |
| 粵語 | 升降機 |
| 粤语 | 升降机 |
| 中文 | 电梯 |
| 繁體中文 | 電梯 |
| isiZulu | ikheshi |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6D7
- Emoji version
- 13
- Shortcodes
- :elevator:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the elevator emoji (🛗) mean?
- A lift, added in Emoji 13. 0 as part of the accessibility set. It stands for lifts, buildings and — importantly — step-free access, which is why it was added. It appears in wayfinding and accessibility contexts. Its arrival mattered: a lift is often the difference between a building being usable and not.
- How do you type the elevator emoji?
- Copy the elevator 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 elevator emoji in?
- The elevator emoji belongs to the Objects category.