This emoji channels the iconic Japanese Shinkansen—sleek, fast, and famously on time—so it instantly reads as speed, efficiency, and futuristic vibes. People drop it when they’re racing to a deadline, flexing a quick turnaround, or plotting a Tokyo-to-Kyoto core adventure (ekiben bento in hand). It also rides the “hype train” meme, but faster: think upgrade from choo-choo to zoom-zoom, the express version of excitement. Ironically, it’s used for the opposite too—“My progress is a bullet train (if the track was a traffic jam),” or to roast Wi‑Fi that claims fiber but moves like dial-up.
In texts and captions, it’s perfect for travel plans, productivity sprints, and that relationship moving suspiciously at 300 km/h. Drop it with a calendar or alarm clock when you’re late but still manifesting miracles; pair with fire or rocket for “no stops, full send” energy. It gets playful or flirty as shorthand for “I’m on my way, fast,” and dramatic when announcing life changes: new job, new city, new era—tickets, please.
On Apple/iOS, the bullet train appears front-facing: a glossy white body with an aerodynamic, rounded nose, a dark tinted windshield, and a bold magenta/purple stripe slicing across the lower front—very photo-ready and instantly Shinkansen-coded. The perspective is head-on like it’s pulling into the station, minimal background clutter, clean lines, and that smooth, high-speed silhouette you can spot at a glance.
Definition
A very fast train with an aerodynamic nose that looks like a bullet used to carry people quickly from one place to another.
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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)
1669 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
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ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:bullettrain_front:
Keywords
Train, Bullet, Rail
Previous Names:
High-Speed Train with Bullet Nose
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Transport and Map Symbols
Unicode Range
1F680–1F6FF
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Editorial Comment
This aerodynamic piece of technology is popular in Europe and Japan. iOS 6 updated image. Snoopy is back! Old iEmoji Name: Newer High Speed Train
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Activities/work/entertainment
Unicode Subcategory
Vehicles
Names & Annotations
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN WITH BULLET NOSE Temporary Notes: front facing for SoftBank, used in different phone sets; old-style Japanese high-speed train; Wikipedia/Shinkansen: "The first Shinkansen trains, the 0 series [...]. The last of these trains, with their classic bullet-nosed appearance, were retired on 30 November 2008."
Symbol Information
U+1F685 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-7E3
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
#32 'Bullet train' 新幹線 U+E65D SJIS-F8BE JIS-7569
KDDI
#217 新幹線 U+E4B0 SJIS-F689 JIS-7569
Softbank
#208 #old31 新幹線 U+E01F SJIS-F95F
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e01f
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E01F
Decimal Code Point(s)
57375
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x80 0x9F
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 80 9F
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 200 237
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE01F
UTF-16 Hex
e01f
UTF-16 Dec
57375
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E01F
UTF-32 Hex
E01F
UTF-32 Dec
57375
Python Src
u"\uE01F"
PHP Src
"\xee\x80\x9f"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE01F"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
🚅
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
🚅
Decimal HTML Entity
🚅
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
🚅
Hex Code Point(s)
1f685
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F685
Decimal Code Point(s)
128645
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x9A 0x85
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 9A 85
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 232 205
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDE85
UTF-16 Hex
d83dde85
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56965
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F685
UTF-32 Hex
01F685
UTF-32 Dec
128645
Python Src
u"\U0001F685"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x9a\x85"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDE85"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
