Wheel

🛞 is the wheel emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 14.0 (2021). Unicode's keyword list links it with “car”, “circle”, “tire”, and “turn”.

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: WHEEL
CLDR short name: wheel
Codepoint: U+1F6DE
Hex: 1F6DE
Emoji version: 14.0
Unicode version: 14.0
First released: 2021
Unicode group: Travel & Places
Unicode subgroup: transport-ground
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · 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.

:wheel:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

car · circle · tire · turn · vehicle · wheel

How it looks

Your device

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

Download as image

Renders 🛞 with your system emoji font into PNG, WebP, or SVG. Pick a pixel size, then download.

Note: PNG and WebP use the emoji font installed on your device (Apple Color Emoji on macOS/iOS, Segoe UI Emoji on Windows, Noto Color Emoji on Android/Linux), so the look matches your platform. SVG embeds the character as text — rendering depends on the viewer.

Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🛞. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🛞 wheel emoji mean?: 🛞 is the wheel emoji, part of Unicode's Travel & Places group, added in Emoji 14.0 (2021). Unicode's keyword list links it with “car”, “circle”, “tire”, and “turn”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🛞?: U+1F6DE, named WHEEL in the Unicode Standard.
When was the 🛞 wheel emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 14.0, published in 2021, alongside Unicode 14.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🛞 on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “wheel”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🛞 from this page with one click.
What is the shortcode for 🛞?: On GitHub, type :wheel: and it turns into 🛞 — 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.