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Airplane ✈ symbol in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Type the Airplane ✈ symbol, icon, emoji into Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook.  Both in Office for Windows and Office for Mac.

Airplane ✈  symbol is often used for signs, directions or an itinerary, possibly in combination with symbols for other transport like train, car, walking.

For more ‘airplane’ related graphics see Even more Airplane and related symbols in Microsoft Office

How Airplane ✈ looks in different fonts.

Depending on the font, the airplane symbol can be colorful or just black. It can have no visible engines or four!

Airplane ✈ codes

These are the important code numbers or values you’ll need to enter the Airplane or ✈

Decimal:  9992  Hex:   2708

Web:  ✈ or ✈

(web codes aren’t used in Microsoft Office, we’ve included them for the sake of completeness.)

Word and Outlook

The Airplane ✈  sign does NOT have an inbuilt shortcut in Word.

Use the standard Word Alt + X symbol shortcut 2708  + Alt + X

Once in a document you can copy it to AutoCorrect and make your own shortcut.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Insert |✈️ Symbols | Symbol and look for the Airplane symbol.

Windows

In Windows there are several shortcuts to enter the Airplane ✈  character into any program, but they use a numeric keypad, not the number row above the letters.

Alt + 9992  

Windows 11/10 Emoji Panel

The Windows 11/10 Emoji Panel has the  Airplane symbol Use Win + . (period/fullstop) to open the panel then search for “airplane” or just “plane”.

See Emoji Panel is part of Windows 10 that totally sucks

Windows Character Map

The Windows Character Map accessory in all Windows releases

Character Map has a search feature, something missing from the Insert | Symbol in Office.

MacOS and Office for Mac inserting Airplane ✈ symbol

On a Mac, to enter the Airplane ✈ symbol:

  • Command + Control + Spacebar shortcut to open the Character Viewer.   
  • Search for “ Airplane “ and the Viewer should find the symbol you need.

Despite the name Character Viewer, the Apple system tool will also insert characters into any program, including Office for Mac.

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