horizontal traffic light Emoji
🚥 · U+1F6A5 · Emoji 0.6
What does the horizontal traffic light emoji mean?
When navigating roads or describing traffic situations, individuals often reach for the 🚥 emoji to represent a traffic signal, specifically a horizontal traffic light, which is defined as a device that alternates red, yellow, and green lights to direct the flow of traffic. This emoji can be used literally to refer to a traffic light or figuratively to indicate a pause or stop in a conversation or activity. In slang, the 🚥 emoji may also symbolize a warning or a signal to proceed with caution. Additionally, it can be used to convey a sense of waiting or being stuck in a situation.
horizontal traffic light emoji examples
- Stuck at the 🚥 on 5th street, going to be late for work
- Just got to the intersection and the 🚥 is red, perfect timing
How to copy the horizontal traffic light emoji
To use the horizontal traffic light emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F6A5), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
horizontal traffic light emoji on different platforms
How the horizontal traffic light emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
horizontal traffic light Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🚥 |
| Name | horizontal traffic light |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+1F6A5 |
| Shortcode | :traffic_light: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
horizontal traffic light Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F6A5, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :traffic_light:.
People also search for the horizontal traffic light emoji as horizontal, intersection, light, signal, stop.