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Railway Car

๐Ÿšƒ is the railway car emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with โ€œelectricโ€, โ€œtrainโ€, โ€œtramโ€, and โ€œtravelโ€.

Where transport-ground emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

  • Commutes, road trips, deliveries, and vehicle posts

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium
Unicode name
RAILWAY CAR
CLDR short name
railway car
Codepoint
U+1F683
Hex
1F683
Emoji version
0.6
Unicode version
6.0
First released
2010
Unicode group
Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup
transport-ground
Status
Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 ยท Unicode Emoji 16.0 ยท How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:railway_car:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

car ยท electric ยท railway ยท train ยท tram ยท travel ยท trolleybus

Tags

How it looks

Railway Car โ€” Fluent 3D
Fluent 3D
Railway Car โ€” Fluent Color
Fluent Color
Railway Car โ€” Fluent Flat
Fluent Flat
Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji โ€” original artwork

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Questions people ask

What does the ๐Ÿšƒ railway car emoji mean?
๐Ÿšƒ is the railway car emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). Unicode's keyword list links it with โ€œelectricโ€, โ€œtrainโ€, โ€œtramโ€, and โ€œtravelโ€.
What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐Ÿšƒ?
U+1F683, named RAILWAY CAR in the Unicode Standard.
When was the ๐Ÿšƒ railway car emoji released?
It was added in Emoji 0.6, published in 2010, alongside Unicode 6.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type ๐Ÿšƒ on my phone or computer?
On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โ€œrailway carโ€. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐Ÿšƒ from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for ๐Ÿšƒ?
On GitHub, type :railway_car: and it turns into ๐Ÿšƒ โ€” that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.