helicopter
helicopter meaning
A helicopter. It stands for rotary flight, rescue and news — and for the specific sound of one overhead, which almost always means something is happening. It appears in emergency, news and transport contexts, and it is rarely a neutral presence.
Meaning
A helicopter. It stands for rotary flight, rescue and news — and for the specific sound of one overhead, which almost always means something is happening. It appears in emergency, news and transport contexts, and it is rarely a neutral presence. It appears in emergency, news and transport contexts, and it is almost never a good sign.
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How to use it
- Air ambulance, and it landed on the field 🚁
- A helicopter overhead almost always means something 🚁
- The sound is unmistakable 🚁
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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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | helikopter |
| አማርኛ | ሄሊኮፕተር |
| العربية | هليكوبتر |
| অসমীয়া | হেলিকপ্টাৰ |
| azərbaycan | helikopter |
| башҡорт | вертолет |
| беларуская | верталёт |
| български | хеликоптер |
| বাংলা | হেলিকপ্টার |
| bosanski | helikopter |
| català | helicòpter |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᎸᎡᏗ ᎬᏘ ᎠᎵᏲᎷᎩᏍᎩ |
| čeština | vrtulník |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пӑрӑммак |
| Cymraeg | hofrennydd |
| Deutsch | Hubschrauber |
| dolnoserbšćina | helikopter |
| Ελληνικά | ελικόπτερο |
| English | helicopter |
| español | helicóptero |
| eesti | helikopter |
| euskara | helikopteroa |
| فارسی | هلیکوپتر |
| suomi | helikopteri |
| Filipino | helicopter |
| føroyskt | tyrla |
| français | hélicoptère |
| Gaeilge | héileacaptar |
| Gàidhlig | heileacoptar |
| galego | helicóptero |
| ગુજરાતી | હેલિકોપ્ટર |
| Hausa | helikafta |
| עברית | מסוק |
| हिन्दी | हेलीकॉप्टर, वाहन |
| hrvatski | helikopter |
| hornjoserbšćina | helikoper |
| magyar | helikopter |
| հայերեն | ուղղաթիռ |
| Indonesia | helikopter |
| íslenska | þyrla |
| italiano | elicottero |
| 日本語 | ヘリコプター |
| Jawa | helikopter |
| ქართული | ვერტმფრენი |
| қазақ тілі | тік ұшақ |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تىك ۇشاق |
| ខ្មែរ | អេលេកូ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಹೆಲಿಕಾಫ್ಟರ್ |
| 한국어 | 헬리콥터 |
| कोंकणी | हॅलिकॉप्टर |
| кыргызча | тик учма |
| ລາວ | ຍົນເຮລິຄອບເຕີ |
| lietuvių | sraigstasparnis |
| latviešu | helikopters |
| македонски | хеликоптер |
| മലയാളം | ഹെലികോപ്റ്റർ |
| монгол | нисдэг тэрэг |
| मराठी | हेलिकॉप्टर |
| Melayu | helikopter |
| မြန်မာ | ရဟတ်ယာဉ် |
| नेपाली | हेलिकप्टर |
| Nederlands | helikopter |
| norsk | helikopter |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ହେଲିକେପ୍ଟର୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਹੈਲੀਕਾਪਟਰ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Hẹlikọ́pta |
| polski | helikopter |
| پښتو | چورلکه |
| português | helicóptero |
| rumantsch | helicopter |
| română | elicopter |
| русский | вертолет |
| سنڌي | هيلي ڪاپٽر |
| တႆး | ႁိူဝ်းမိၼ်မႅင်းမီႈ |
| සිංහල | හෙලිකොප්ටරය |
| slovenčina | helikoptéra |
| slovenščina | helikopter |
| Soomaali | diyaarad helikobtar |
| shqip | helikopter |
| српски | хеликоптер |
| srpski | helikopter |
| svenska | helikopter |
| Kiswahili | helikopta |
| தமிழ் | ஹெலிகாப்டர் |
| తెలుగు | హెలికాఫ్టర్ |
| ไทย | เฮลิคอปเตอร์ |
| ትግርኛ | ሄሊኮፕተር |
| türkmen dili | dikuçar |
| lea fakatonga | helikopeta |
| Türkçe | helikopter |
| українська | гелікоптер |
| اردو | ہیلی کاپٹر |
| o‘zbek | vertolyot |
| Tiếng Việt | máy bay trực thăng |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ẹlikọputa |
| 粵語 | 直升機 |
| 粤语 | 直升机 |
| 中文 | 直升机 |
| 繁體中文 | 直升機 |
| isiZulu | ibhanoyi elinophephela emhlane |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F681
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :helicopter:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the helicopter emoji (🚁) mean?
- A helicopter. It stands for rotary flight, rescue and news — and for the specific sound of one overhead, which almost always means something is happening. It appears in emergency, news and transport contexts, and it is rarely a neutral presence.
- How do you type the helicopter emoji?
- Copy the helicopter 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 helicopter emoji in?
- The helicopter emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.