πŸ›˜

Landslide

LAND-slyd
Travel & Places Unicode 17.0 rare

Meanings

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Travel & Places Β· Place-Other rare

A pictograph depicting collapsing or sliding earth and rock, representing a landslide as a natural hazard. It functions primarily as a technical or informational symbol for weather alerts, hazard maps, and emergency notifications rather than as a conversational emoji, since it lacks any established figurative or slang meaning.

Best reserved for literal references to landslides, mudslides, or geological hazards rather than as a metaphor.

road closed near the coast due to πŸ›˜, take the highway instead πŸ“‹ Local weather-alert group chat
heavy rain warning: risk of πŸ›˜ in hillside areas πŸ“‹ Regional emergency-alert social media account

It belongs to a set of place and hazard pictographs added to support mapping, weather, and safety applications rather than everyday chat.

Combos with πŸ›˜

πŸ›˜βš οΈ
landslide warning or hazard alert
Emergency or weather alert messaging
πŸ›˜πŸ”οΈ
mountain terrain landslide risk
Hiking or travel safety context

Culture

Because it's a very recent, narrowly technical addition, it currently shows up almost exclusively in official alert or informational contexts rather than casual conversation.

Gen_X: Unlikely to use or recognize it given its recent, technical rollout.
Gen_Z: Has essentially no informal usage yet among this group.
Boomers: Almost never encounter or use this emoji.
Millennials: May encounter it only through weather or news apps rather than typing it themselves.

History

2025

Added as part of the Unicode 17.0 emoji release

Part of a small expansion of geography and natural-hazard pictographs intended for mapping, weather, and emergency-alert use cases.