Trolleybus Emoji

Travel

A side-view illustration of a trolleybus, typically depicted in bright yellow or orange with prominent roof-mounted poles connected to overhead power lines. It captures the look of a hybrid between a standard city bus and a tram.

Usage Context

Used to discuss public transit, urban commuting, or specific city infrastructure that relies on electric catenary wires rather than fossil fuels. It is a niche alternative to general transport icons like 🚌 or 🚋, specifically highlighting electric transit systems.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2010, the trolleybus emoji was included to round out the set of urban transportation methods. Trolleybuses have been a staple of public transit in cities across Europe, Russia, and parts of North America since the early 20th century as a way to provide quiet, emission-free travel.

Details

Glyph

🚎

Unicode

U+1F68E

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f68e:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE8E;

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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