What does ๐ Light Rail mean?
A light rail vehicle, the kind of lightweight train that runs on its own track through a city or out to an airport. It stands for urban rail, commuting and local transit, and comes up in news about new lines and service changes. Its keywords also mention monorail, though ๐ is the dedicated monorail emoji, and ๐ is the street-running tram.
๐ Light Rail is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about arrived, monorail and railway.
Example messages
๐ Light Rail on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Light Rail looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Light Rail 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 :light_rail:.
When was the Light Rail emoji added?
๐ Light Rail was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. 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 Light Rail. The underlying code (U+1F688) 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.