Oil drum Emoji
Travel
A vertical, cylindrical metal drum painted with a bold red stripe, typically used for storing and transporting industrial liquids like crude oil, chemicals, or lubricants.
Usage Context
Widely used to discuss energy markets, environmental concerns, the automotive industry, or heavy manufacturing. It is frequently sent alongside ⛽ to signal fuel-related logistics or price fluctuations at the pump.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, this emoji was introduced to provide a way to represent the global oil trade within messaging platforms as digital communication began to mirror real-world economic and industrial news cycles.
Details
Glyph
🛢
Unicode
U+1F6E2
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f6e2:
HTML Entity
��
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category Travel
Subcategory transport-ground
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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