What does ๐ Taxi mean?
A yellow taxi cab with a sign on its roof. It is used for taking a cab or a rideshare, getting a lift home and city travel. People send it to say they are in a cab, to suggest splitting a ride, or to ask whether it is worth getting a taxi. It is closely linked with New York, though it fits a taxi ride anywhere in the world.
๐ Taxi is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about cab, cabbie, car, drive, vehicle and yellow.
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๐ Taxi on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Taxi looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Taxi 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 :taxi:.
When was the Taxi emoji added?
๐ Taxi 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 Taxi. The underlying code (U+1F695) 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.