🏘Houses emoji
Travel & Places · Emoji 0.7

🏘Houses Emoji

Generally, 🏘 means houses and a sense of home. It’s often used to talk about where someone lives or to express a feeling of belonging.

The 🏘 emoji shows a cluster of houses.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F3D8
Released
2014
Shortcode
:house_buildings:
Skin tones
No
🏘
Your device
01 — Meaning

What does the 🏘 Houses emoji mean?

In plain english
Generally, 🏘 means houses and a sense of home. It’s often used to talk about where someone lives or to express a feeling of belonging. People use it when they want to represent a physical place. 🏘 sits in travel emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in black emojis, white emojis and dark emojis.
Where it comes from
The 🏘 emoji shows a cluster of houses. It’s used to represent a neighborhood, your home, or a general sense of place. People use it when talking about where they live, or when they want to evoke a feeling of comfort and community. It can also be used to represent suburban life or a residential area. It’s a pretty straightforward emoji, often used in casual conversations.
Also known as

People search for this character under a lot of different names, and the ones we have collected number 1.

house emoji
02 — Platforms

Houses emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Same code on both ends, different drawing on each screen — here is the houses as 8 vendors ship it.

Houses emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Houses emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Houses emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Houses emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Houses emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Houses emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Houses emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Houses emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Houses emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :house_buildings:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the houses, code point U+1F3D8.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🏘 Houses emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F3D8 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “houses”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “houses”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :house_buildings: and it converts to 🏘 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🏘, in CSS \1F3D8, in JavaScript \u{1F3D8}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 — Download

Houses emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 8. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Houses emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Houses emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Houses emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Houses emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector Download Houses emoji, Samsung style Samsung PNG · 64px Download Houses emoji, Microsoft style Microsoft PNG · 64px Download Houses emoji, WhatsApp style WhatsApp PNG · 64px Download Houses emoji, JoyPixels style JoyPixels PNG · 64px
06 — Combinations

Houses emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around houses for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
Aesthetic houses combos
Cool houses combos
Cute houses combos
Dark houses combos
Party houses combos
Love houses combos
Mood houses combos
Flex houses combos
Unhinged houses combos
Soft houses combos
Late night houses combos
Summer houses combos
Gaming houses combos
Y2K houses combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that with 🏘, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🏘 means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl
When a girl sends you a 🏘, she’s probably trying to express that she feels safe, comfortable, and at home with you. It can be a sign she’s feeling secure and enjoying your company. Sometimes it's just a cute way to talk about a shared space or a feeling of connection.
From a guy
If a guy sends you a 🏘, he might be trying to convey a feeling of stability and comfort. It could simply be a reference to where he lives, or a way of saying he feels at ease around you. It's often just a friendly way to talk about a place.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🏘, you could reply with: “Home is where the heart is 💖”, “Sounds cozy 🏡”, “Love that vibe 🏘️😊”, “Let's hang out soon 🏘️”.
Used in a sentence
08 — Apps

What 🏘 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

One code point, several readings — where the houses lands changes how it is taken.

TikTok & Instagram
Generally, 🏘 means houses and a sense of home. It’s often used to talk about where someone lives or to express a feeling of belonging. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🏘 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🏘 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :house_buildings:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🏘 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🏘 from the copy button above.
09 — Related

Emojis similar to the Houses emoji

Same family (place-building) — often confused with houses or used alongside it.

Travel & Places →
🪨Rock 🗽Statue Of Liberty 🗼Tokyo Tower 🏰Castle 🏯Japanese Castle 🏟Stadium 🛖Hut 🏠House 🏡House with Garden 🏚Derelict House 🏗Building Construction 🏭Factory

Collections 🏘 belongs to — every one of them is a different way people go looking for it:

travel emojisblack emojiswhite emojisdark emojis
10 — History

Where the 🏘 Houses emoji came from

It arrived with the 0.7 release of the standard, which dates the houses to 2014.

AppleiOS
Houses emoji, Apple, iOS 16.4
iOS 16.4
Houses emoji, Apple, iOS 17.4
iOS 17.4
Houses emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4
iOS 18.4
Houses emoji, Apple, iOS 26
iOS 26
GoogleAndroid
Houses emoji, Google, Blob, 2017
Blob, 2017
Houses emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017
Redesign, 2017
Houses emoji, Google, Android 2018
Android 2018
Houses emoji, Google, Android 2020
Android 2020
Twitter / XTwemoji
Houses emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Houses emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Houses emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Houses emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F3D8 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2014
Added to the standard

Houses was approved as U+1F3D8 and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 8 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🏘 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

11 — FAQ

Houses emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🏘 Houses emoji mean?
Generally, 🏘 means houses and a sense of home. It’s often used to talk about where someone lives or to express a feeling of belonging. People use it when they want to represent a physical place.
What does 🏘 mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you a 🏘, she’s probably trying to express that she feels safe, comfortable, and at home with you. It can be a sign she’s feeling secure and enjoying your company. Sometimes it's just a cute way to talk about a shared space or a feeling of connection.
What does 🏘 mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you a 🏘, he might be trying to convey a feeling of stability and comfort. It could simply be a reference to where he lives, or a way of saying he feels at ease around you. It's often just a friendly way to talk about a place.
How do you reply to the 🏘 emoji?
If someone sends you 🏘, you could reply with: “Home is where the heart is 💖”, “Sounds cozy 🏡”, “Love that vibe 🏘️😊”, “Let's hang out soon 🏘️”.
What else is the 🏘 emoji called?
Houses is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “house emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F3D8.
What is the Unicode code for 🏘?
The Houses emoji is U+1F3D8, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). In HTML you can write it as 🏘, and in CSS as \1F3D8.
How do I copy and paste the 🏘 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🏘 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :house_buildings: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🏘 look the same on every phone?
No. Houses is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F3D8. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.