Railway car Emoji

Travel

A side-profile view of a single rail car, typically shown in red or orange with windows along the side. It represents a standalone unit of a train or a street-level trolley used for public transit.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss daily commutes, public transportation woes, or travel plans. It serves as a shorter, single-unit alternative to the more complex 🚂 or the high-speed 🚅, making it ideal for mentioning city trams or subway cars.

History

Included in the initial Unicode 6.0 release in 2010, this design was adapted from early Japanese mobile carrier sets. Its look mimics the iconic 'densha' trains that serve as the backbone of urban transit systems across Japan and beyond.

Details

Glyph

🚃

Unicode

U+1F683

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f683:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE83;

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

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