Globe Emoji

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There’s not just one globe emoji but several of them. This might be a bit tricky because the person you’re texting might misunderstand which part of the world you mean, especially when they’re in a hurry and don’t have the time to take a closer look at the emoji. Read on how to solve this problem and what else to be beware of.

🌍 The Globe Showing Europe-Africa emoji was first published in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) as “Earth Globe Europe-Africa,” and in 2015, was added to Emoji 1.0.

Alternative names: “Earth,” “Globe,” “Planet,” and “World.”

Code: U+1F30D.

🌎 The Globe Showing Americas emoji was introduced in the Unicode 6.0 release (2010) as “Earth Globe Americas” and became part of Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

Code: U+1F30E.

🌏 The Globe Showing Asia-Australia emoji was approved in 2010 as part of the Unicode 6.0 collection under the name of “Earth Globe Asia-Australia.” In 2015, it was published within Emoji 1.0.

Code:   U+1F30F.

Meaning of the Globe Emoji

All three globe emojis have similar meanings, except that they represent different parts of the world. Use them to talk about travel to these regions or discuss countries or cultures that are located there. Also, it’s not unusual to insert these icons when you want to mean Earth and international affairs.

Globe Showing Europe-Africa emoji

🌍 The problem with the Globe Showing Europe-Africa emoji is that Africa is very prominent and recognizable, while Europe is small. So, if you want to refer to Europe, and Europe alone, this emoji is probably not your best bet.

Globe Showing Americas emoji

🌎 The meaning of the Globe Showing Americas emoji is also transparent – it’s as simple as a reference to these regions. Additionally, it can be used to refer to the Atlantic and Pacific regions.

Globe Showing Asia-Australia emoji

🌏 The Globe Showing Asia-Australia emoji works in the same way. There’s an issue, though, because the outlines of the continents here aren’t as easily identifiable as in the other two icons above.

The meaning of the colors is roughly the same as in traditional maps. The blue color on the globe emojis represents the ocean. It can vary from light (Twitter/X) to deep and dark blue (Huawei), be flat or with a gradient. On most platforms, continents are either green or green-dominated, with yellowish inclusions.

The Use of the Globe Emoji

What makes the globe emojis a bit difficult to handle is that the way they look and which region they highlight varies from one vendor to another.

This is especially obvious when you look at the Asia-Australia emoji. Sometimes, Asia seems to be in the limelight, while Australia is barely recognizable, like in the WhatsApp or Apple versions. In other collections, it’s vice versa. Also, at times, the outlines of the continents are too general and you can’t immediately figure out which part of the world it is exactly.

Globe Emojis

So, if you want to be very specific about the area, add other icons or replace the globe with them altogether. The same is true if you’re not 100% sure which platform the person you’re talking to is using at the moment. Your version of the Asia-Australia emoji, for instance, can be all about Australia, while their version can have Asia at the center. This will make your message a bit harder to understand.

Conclusion

The safest way to use the globe emojis is when talking about the earth, travel, international affairs, and geopolitics in a general way. So, to specify the exact country or region (like the EU), you can add one of the flag emojis or use good old words.

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