= intercity train
On Apple devices, this emoji shows a sleek, silver-gray commuter car in crisp side profile, rails visible, blue-tinted windows, and a roof-mounted pantograph—the little arm sipping power from overhead lines. No cutesy face, no smoke—just clean, modern transit vibes that read like a European or Japanese electric train. The rectangular windows, doors, and track sleepers make it instantly recognizable: practical, urban, and a touch aesthetic. Pair it with a station emoji for itinerary talk, or drop it flirtatiously—next stop: your DMs—when you’re being cute and corny on purpose.
Beyond the look, it’s the universal “choo-choo, I’m on my way” signal—perfect for commute updates, weekend escapes, or hopping on the latest bandwagon (hello, hype train). It rolls into texts to flag departures and ETAs, but also to flex unstoppable momentum: can’t stop this train, won’t stop this train. People toss it in playfully for trend-chasing, gym “gain train” energy, and even to lovingly brand a situation a glorious trainwreck—chaos, affection, and three exclamation points included. Bonus meme points with DRAMATIC CAPS or caffeinated Thomas-the-Tank-Engine energy. Thanks to Twitch and livestream culture popularizing the “hype train,” this emoji often tags along whenever the crowd’s going wild.
A train complete with propulsion and cars to carry people and cargo. Not as fast as a high-speed train.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 1284 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture |  |
| Google Hangouts Picture |  |
| Twitter.com Picture |  |
| LG Emoji Picture |  |
| Samsung Emoji Picture |  |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
| ASCII Conversion | |
| "Short Code" Name | :train2: |
| Keywords | Train, Locomotive, Rail |
| Unicode Category | Transport and Map Symbols |
| Unicode Range | 1F680–1F6FF |
| Unicode Subcategory | Vehicles |
| 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) | 1f686 |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F686 |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 128646 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0x9A 0x86 |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F 9A 86 |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 232 206 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83D 0xDE86 |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83dde86 |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55357 56966 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F686 |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F686 |
| UTF-32 Dec | 128646 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F686" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\x9a\x86" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83D\uDE86" |
