What does ๐ Locomotive mean?
An old-fashioned steam locomotive puffing smoke from its chimney. It is used for trains and rail travel with a nostalgic twist, heritage railways, model train hobbies and kids who love toy trains. It also carries the idea of unstoppable momentum, as in jumping on the hype train or going full steam ahead, and it suits playful โall aboardโ invitations. For modern rail, ๐ or ๐ fit better.
๐ Locomotive is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about caboose, engine, railway, steam, train and trains.
Example messages
๐ Locomotive on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Locomotive looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Locomotive 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 :steam_locomotive:.
When was the Locomotive emoji added?
๐ Locomotive 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 Locomotive. The underlying code (U+1F682) 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.