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What Does the 🏠 (House) Emoji Mean in Texting and on Social Media?

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Learn what the home emoji means and when it was released

Co-authored by Bailey Cho Reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones

Last Updated: September 9, 2024 Fact Checked

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🏠 (House) Emoji Meaning

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Using the 🏠 Emoji

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🏠 Emoji Meaning on Snapmap

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When did the 🏠 emoji come out?

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🏠 Emoji Copy & Paste

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Related Emojis

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Emoji Combinations

While the 🏠 (house) emoji represents a home or other place of living, you might be surprised to learn how versatile it can be in texting and social media. In this article, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about this useful emoji, including what it means and the best ways to use it. We’ve also provided a list of related emojis and creative emoji combinations you can use to describe your upcoming plans.

Meaning & Usage of the 🏠 (House) Emoji

The 🏠 emoji symbolizes a house, apartment, or other place of shelter. It can be used to tell someone you got home safe, recently bought a home, are in the process of moving. Alternatively, send 🏠 to invite your friends, family members, or your crush over.

Section 1 of 7:

What does the 🏠 (house) emoji mean?

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The 🏠 emoji represents housing for an individual or family. It most often refers to a traditional home, but it can also be used to discuss an apartment or other place of shelter. ^{[1]
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Research source} You can use the 🏠 emoji instead of the word “house,” whether you’re living alone or with other people.
- “I just got 🏠”
- “I’m touring apartments rn 🏠”
- “Of course! You can totally crash at my place 🏠❤️”

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How to Use the 🏠 (House) Emoji

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Use the 🏠 emoji to refer to your place of living. Whether you’re living in a home, an apartment, or on a friend’s couch, drop the 🏠 emoji to talk about where you’re staying. ^{[2]
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Research source} It’s an easy way to share your location with loved ones and let them know you’re back home.
- “Back home 🏠”
- “My 🏠 is my happy place.”
- “I’m at my parent’s house 🏠”
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Text the 🏠 emoji if you’re moving or just bought a house. If you’re in the process of moving or just purchased a home, the 🏠 emoji is a great way to break the news to friends and family members. Pair it with other festive emojis, like the 🎉 (party popper) emoji or 🍾 (bottle with popping cork) emoji, to celebrate!
- “I’m moving out next weekend 🏠”
- “We just bought a house 🏠🔑🥂🎉”
- “I’m in the process of moving 🏠 Are you free to help?”
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Send the 🏠 emoji to invite someone over to your home. Are you planning a house party or a chill night in with friends? Use the 🏠 emoji to invite people over. Alternatively, pair it with some flirty emojis to invite your crush, romantic partner, or FWB to your place.
- “Do you want to come over tonight? 🏠🔥😈”
- “Want to watch Love Island at my place? 🏠🍷”
- “I’m throwing a housewarming party this Friday 🏠 Are you free?”
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Use the 🏠 emoji if you’re about to start a family. The 🏠 emoji is one of the best ways to announce an addition to your family. Pair it with other baby-related emojis, like the 👶 (baby) emoji, 🤰 (pregnant woman) emoji, or 🍼 (baby bottle) emoji.
- You: “Guess what?”
  Them: “?”
  You: “🏠👶🍼”
  Them: “OMG!!!! Congrats 💘💘💘”

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What does the 🏠 emoji mean on Snapmap?

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The 🏠 emoji means your friend is at home. Snapchat has a feature called Snap Map, where you can share your location with select people. There are 2 options for location-sharing: “always” and “only while using” the app. “Always” allows certain friends and family members to see your real-time location. “Only while using” displays your location only when the app is open. If you close Snapchat, it will show the last location you were active at. ^{[3]
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- To enable and disable location-sharing, tap the wheel icon in the top right corner of your Snap Map. Toggle the “Ghost Mode” button to the right to stop sharing your location. It will look green when your location is not being shared.

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When did the 🏠 (house) emoji come out?

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The 🏠 emoji was added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. It was officially approved as part of Unicode 6.0 on October 11, 2010. ^{[4]
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- Unicode 6.0 is also the largest release of emojis to date, with 994 characters like: emotions, hearts, animals, clothes, food, city images, clocks, and country flags.

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🏠 (House) Emoji Copy and Paste

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The 🏠 emoji’s unicode is U+1F3E0. If you need to display the bowing emoji in your HTML code, type in “&#x1F3E0.” ^{[6]
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Research source} Some fonts, like Twemoji and EmojiOne, include a wide range of emojis you can use, as long as you include a reference to the font in your HTML code and use the corresponding character code.
- If you want to copy and paste the 🏠 emoji on your computer, highlight the emoji, right-click the mouse or trackpad, and hit “Copy.” Then, right-click where you want to place the emoji and select “Paste.”

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Related Emojis

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The 🏠 emoji is just one of many building and family-related emojis. From the hut emoji to the nest with eggs emoji, there are tons of ways to describe your home or family life. Use any of the following options when 🏠 doesn’t convey what you’re trying to say:
- 🛖 (hut)
- 🏰 (castle)
- 👪 (family)
- 🏫 (school)
- 🏘️ (houses)
- 🛌 (person in bed)
- 🏢 (office building)
- 🏚️ (derelict house)
- 🪺 (nest with eggs)
- 🌳 (deciduous tree)
- 🛋️ (couch and lamp)
- 🏡 (house with garden)

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Emoji Combinations

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Pair the 🏠 with other emojis to create a fun and unique message. Spice up a standard text message by adding some extra emojis to the mix. Not sure what to send? Here are a few examples to help you get started:
- 🏠🍷🍇💌 = wine night
- 📽️🍿🥤🏠 = movie night
- 🏠🪩🍾🥳 = house party
- 🏠🛌😴 = staying in tonight
- 🕯️🧺🤍🧸🍂🏠 = cozy home
- 🛋️📚🛁🏠 = chill night at home

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Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones

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This article was reviewed by Anyah Le Gilmore-Jones and by wikiHow staff writer, Bailey Cho . Anyah Gilmore-Jones is a Social Media Marketing Expert based in Nashville, Tennessee. An innovative experiential and social media marketer, Anyah is skilled at creating engaging brand experiences and leverages her passion for connecting people and ideas to drive organic growth for purpose-driven brands. As the founder of GROW by Gilmore, a social media strategy company, Anyah develops data-driven social media strategies focused on authentic community building. She has over 4 years of experience spearheading viral campaigns and producing content for brands like HBCU Buzz, Black & Scholared, SHEIN, and Project Art Collective. She received her BA from Howard University in Political Science and Government. This article has been viewed 1,036 times.

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