What does ๐ Ambulance mean?
An ambulance with emergency markings and lights. It is used for medical emergencies, paramedic work and hospital trips. Online, it also features in the boastful joke โcall an ambulance, but not for meโ, used before showing off, and as a playful reaction to something so cute or funny that you supposedly need medical help. Context usually makes clear which one is meant.
๐ Ambulance is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about emergency and vehicle.
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๐ Ambulance on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Ambulance looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Ambulance emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :ambulance:.
When was the Ambulance emoji added?
๐ Ambulance was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Ambulance. The underlying code (U+1F691) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.