= intercity train
The train emoji is the universal “choo-choo, I’m on my way” signal—perfect for commute updates, weekend getaways, or hopping on the latest bandwagon (aka the hype train). It slides into texts to announce departures and ETAs, but also to show unstoppable momentum: can’t stop this train, won’t stop this train. People use it playfully for trend-chasing, gym ‘gain train’ energy, and even to label a situation as a glorious trainwreck—said with love, chaos, and three exclamation points. Bonus meme points when paired with dramatic caps or Thomas-the-Tank-Engine energy fueled by coffee. Twitch and livestream culture turned “hype train” into a thing, so this emoji often tags along when the crowd’s going wild.
On Apple devices, it’s a sleek, silver-gray commuter car in crisp side profile, rolling on visible rails with blue-tinted windows and a roof-mounted pantograph—the little arm that sips 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 are instantly recognizable, making it feel practical, urban, and a bit aesthetic. Drop it with a station emoji for itinerary talk, or use it flirtatiously—next stop: your DMs—when you’re being cute and corny on purpose.
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" |
