The automobile emoji 🚗 is the internet’s vroom-vroom cue: a bright red, left-facing sedan that screams “I’m in motion” even when you’re still on the couch. On Apple/iOS it’s a glossy cherry-red side profile with blue-tinted windows, silver rims, and that toy–Hot Wheels shine—clean lines, compact body, unmistakable pull-up energy. It’s the go-to for announcing OTW, signaling a rideshare pickup, or flexing that new set of wheels without posting the whole dealership photoshoot.
People drop 🚗 for road-trip hype, errand-running adulting, and “beep beep, I’m outside” texts. It also doubles as a meme-y exit button—skrrt—when you’re ghosting a group chat or Irish-exiting a party. Pair it with ⛽ + 😭 for the eternal “gas prices, send help” mood, or with 🗺️/📍 for directions and meetups; drop 🏁 when you’re racing the clock (or pretending you’re in Fast & Furious: Family Edition).
Used flirtatiously, it can mean “pull up on me,” and sarcastically it’s the classic “omw 🚗” while you’re still in the shower. Altogether, 🚗 signals freedom, movement, and a little chaos—like carpool karaoke with zero vocal warmups.
Definition
The side of a car or automobile. A car is used to transport people from one place to another. Sports cars typically hold two people and larger sedans five people. There are many different types of cars made from many different automakers, such as Ford, Chevrolet, Kia, Toyota, Nissan and Honda. The United States, Japan, Germany and South Korea make many of the world's cars. German engineering is well regarded when it comes to luxury automobiles, as demonstrated through BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsche.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
238 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:car:
Keywords
Sedan, Car, Automobile
Previous Names:
Red Coupe Car
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Transport and Map Symbols
Unicode Range
1F680–1F6FF
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Editorial Comment
Looks like a fast red car with two doors but the little antenna coming out of the back of it is a little unnerving.
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Activities/work/entertainment
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Names & Annotations
AUTOMOBILE Old name: AUTOMOBILE-1 Temporary Notes: sedan
