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derelict house

derelict house

A dilapidated or abandoned house, often symbolizing decay or nostalgia.

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Unicode
U+1F3DA
Version
Emoji 0.7
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Platform Meanings

Apple
On Apple devices, this emoji appears as a small, weathered wooden house with a slanted roof and broken windows, evoking a sense of abandonment.
Google
Google's version shows a rundown house with peeling paint and a crooked chimney, emphasizing neglect and disrepair.
Twitter
Twitter displays it as a modest, old house with visible cracks and missing shingles, suggesting it’s been long forgotten.
Unicode Official
The Unicode Consortium defines this emoji as 'derelict house', representing an uninhabited or decaying residential building.

Introduction

The 🏚️ emoji depicts a derelict or abandoned house, commonly used to convey themes of decay, neglect, or the passage of time. It can symbolize emotional states such as loneliness, loss, or nostalgia for the past. People often use this emoji when discussing ghost towns, haunted houses, urban exploration, or stories involving forgotten places. It may also appear in conversations about economic hardship, housing crises, or environmental degradation. In creative contexts, it serves as a visual metaphor for something once vibrant that has fallen into ruin. While generally somber, it can also be used playfully in spooky or Halloween-related messages.

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What is Emoji?

Emoji are pictographic symbols originating from Japan that have become a universal digital language. They can be used across various platforms and applications to express emotions, objects, activities, and concepts. The Unicode standard defines thousands of emoji and continues to expand.

Last Updated: 2026-06-04✓ Expert Verified
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