department store Emoji
๐ฌ ยท U+1F3EC ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the department store emoji mean?
When navigating unfamiliar cities or planning shopping trips, individuals often reach for the ๐ฌ emoji to represent a large retail establishment, which is defined as a building where a wide range of products and services are sold, typically under one roof. This symbol can be used literally to indicate a physical department store, but it also has figurative uses, such as signifying a one-stop shop for information or services. In slang, the ๐ฌ emoji may be used to jokingly refer to a person's home or closet as a store, implying it is cluttered or overflowing with items. Additionally, the emoji can be used to convey the idea of browsing or shopping in a general sense.
department store emoji examples
- Meet me at the ๐ฌ on 5th street at 2pm
- Just spent my entire paycheck at the ๐ฌ and I'm not even sorry
How to copy the department store emoji
To use the department store emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F3EC), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
department store emoji on different platforms
How the department store emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



department store Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ฌ |
| Name | department store |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+1F3EC |
| Shortcode | :department_store: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
department store Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F3EC, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :department_store:.
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