Which globe shows which part of the world
There are three Earth globe emoji, all from Unicode 6.0, and each turns a different side to the viewer: ๐ shows Europe and Africa, ๐ the Americas, and ๐ Asia and Australia. Pick the one with your region on it, or use all three, ๐๐๐, to make a spinning globe. The world map ๐บ๏ธ and compass ๐งญ are handy partners for travel posts.
๐ (globe with meridians) shows no continents, only grid lines. It stands for the web and the internet, and many websites use it for the language or region switcher. More icons like it are on the internet symbols page.
Text symbols for Earth
โ (Earth) is a circle topped by a cross, an old astronomical and astrological sign for our planet. โ (circled plus) is the Earth symbol astronomers still use, as in Mโ for one Earth mass; in LaTeX it is written M_\oplus. Both are text characters that take the color of your font. In math and computing โ has other jobs too, such as exclusive or (XOR) and the direct sum, so the context tells you whether it means Earth.
The other planets have their own signs too, from โฟ Mercury to โ Neptune: see the space symbols page. The Sun's sign โ is on the sun symbol page.
How to type globe symbols
On iPhone and Android, search the emoji keyboard for "globe", "earth" or "world". On Windows, press Windows + .; on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space. In Microsoft Word, type 2641 and press Alt + X for โ.
Globes fit travel bios, language lists and Earth Day posts. ๐๐ is a simple way to say you care about the planet, and โ๏ธ ๐ marks a travel account at a glance.