A rocket being propelled into space. Broadly depicted as a white or metallic retro spacecraft with fins, likely inspired by mid-20th-century pulp science fiction and classic toy rockets.

Typically angled diagonally, with its nose pointed toward the upper-right and with flames blasting from its engine. Some platforms also include a circular window and a nose tip. Colors vary by platform across the fins, nose tip, and other features, though typically they are either red or blue.

Huawei's design is unique as it depicts a realistic, modern launch vehicle reminiscent of a Soyuz, Ariane, or Falcon rocket.

May be used to metaphorically indicate a fast increase, for instance when referring to stocks going to the moon 🚀 (rising quickly in price). As such, it frequently appear in discussions of startups, technology, science, investing, achievements, and ambitious projects.

This emoji predates the inclusion of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by Softbank in 1999.

Rocket was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.