🚖️ Oncoming taxi emoji
HTML
🚖
Unicode
U+1F696
What is 🚖️ called?
🚖️ is called the Oncoming taxi emoji.
Also known as approaching taxi, front-view cab, or oncoming taxicab. These terms reflect common wording, regional usage, or how the symbol looks; Unicode’s official name is oncoming taxi.
What does 🚖️ mean?
🚖 is officially named oncoming taxi. A taxi cab shown from the front, appearing to approach the viewer. This perspective represents an incoming taxi, whether arriving to pick up a passenger or traveling along city streets providing transportation services.
Use it for literal references to oncoming taxi and for taxi arrival, ride pickup, transportation service approaching. The front-facing view distinguishes it from the side-view taxi. Related choices include 🚕 Taxi and 🚗 Automobile.
Other meanings
It can mean taxi arrival, ride pickup, transportation service approaching. Context determines whether the message is literal, travel-related, practical, directional, or metaphorical.
Example Usage
An oncoming taxi 🚖 slowed down when I raised my hand
The journey update includes oncoming taxi 🚖
More details
Officially named oncoming taxi. Its code point is U+1F696. It was introduced in Emoji 1.0.
Related emoji
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Visual description
A taxi cab shown from the front view, appearing to approach with visible windshield and taxi identification.
The front-facing view distinguishes it from the side-view taxi. Colours, proportions, orientation, and fine details vary by platform.
⚠️ Emoji appearance varies by platform.
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