What does ๐ Oncoming Bus mean?
A bus coming straight toward the viewer, as if pulling up at your stop. It is used to say the bus is arriving, that you are on your way, or for public transport in general. It has a bit more urgency than ๐, the side view, which makes it a good fit for quick โbus is here, gotta goโ messages and route questions.
๐ Oncoming Bus is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
Example messages
๐ Oncoming Bus on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Oncoming Bus looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Oncoming Bus 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 :oncoming_bus:.
When was the Oncoming Bus emoji added?
๐ Oncoming Bus was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. 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 Oncoming Bus. The underlying code (U+1F68D) 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.