Vertical traffic light Emoji

Travel

A tall, metallic structure featuring three circular lights stacked vertically: red on top, yellow in the middle, and green at the bottom. The signal is shown glowing, indicating a live traffic control device.

Usage Context

Widely used to discuss road travel, daily commutes, or the status of a project that is either 'on hold' or 'ready to go.' It acts as a quick visual shorthand for urban planning, driving instructions, or navigating busy intersections. It is frequently seen alongside 🚗 or 🛑 when users vent about heavy traffic or signal failures.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, this icon was designed to standardize the visual representation of traffic signaling across global mobile platforms. It draws inspiration from early 20th-century automated signal systems that replaced manual semaphore towers, becoming a permanent fixture in the modern language of city navigation.

Details

Glyph

🚦

Unicode

U+1F6A6

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6a6:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEA6;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory transport-ground

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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