The taxi emoji is pure yellow-cab energy—instant city noise, a quick honk, and the faint smell of adventure (or last night’s fries). On Apple/iOS, it appears as a side-view, bright‑yellow sedan with black wheels and a small rooftop light box, styled clean and slightly rounded like it’s ready to dart down an avenue. It reads as the classic New York cab in a snap: bold color, compact shape, and that unmistakable “I can get you there” silhouette.
Online, it’s the go-to when you’re catching a ride, ordering pickup from the club, or announcing a strategic retreat from drama: “booking a cab out of this group chat.” It doubles as a punchline in British-style banter—“Taxi for [name]!”—after a bad take or a cringe joke. People use it flirtatiously too: “I’ll send a ride ;)” when it’s giving come-through energy, or sarcastically when someone needs to exit stage left, immediately. It pairs perfectly with 🗽 for NYC vibes, 🍸 for post-night-out rescues, and 🛫 for airport dashes. In meme-land it channels that “get in, loser” energy, and in texts it’s shorthand for “pick me up,” “home safe,” or “meter’s running, hurry up.” Expect it to carry undertones of urgency, escape, and big-city hustle—proof that sometimes the fastest path to peace is four doors and a roof light.
Definition
The side of a taxi. A taxi is a vehicle available for hire to take people from one place to another. Places like New York City have lots of taxies.
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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)
818 of 2393
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:taxi:
Keywords
Taxi, Car, Automobile, City, Transport, Service
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Transport and Map Symbols
Unicode Range
1F680–1F6FF
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Editorial Comment
Taxi Cab Confessions lets hear it! old name: Taxi 1
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Activities/work/entertainment
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Names & Annotations
TAXI Old name: TAXI-1 Temporary Notes: a car with light sign on the roof
