Metro Emoji

Travel

A side view of a modern subway train emerging from or entering a dark tunnel portal. The train is typically rendered in shades of blue and grey, showing windows and a metallic frame.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussing urban commuting, navigating city transit systems, or letting someone know you are stuck underground. It is frequently used alongside 🚆 or 🚉 to coordinate travel plans or complain about public transit delays.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial wave of transit-related symbols, this icon reflects the global rise of rapid-transit infrastructure in major metropolitan areas throughout the 20th century.

Details

Glyph

🚇

Unicode

U+1F687

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f687:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE87;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Travel

Subcategory transport-ground

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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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