vertical traffic light Emoji
🚦 · U+1F6A6 · Emoji 1.0
What does the vertical traffic light emoji mean?
Unlike its literal meaning as a symbol for a traffic signal, the 🚦 emoji is often used figuratively to signal caution or to indicate that something is currently not allowed or should be stopped, and in slang, it can represent a warning to slow down or pause in a conversation or situation, whereas in a literal sense, it represents the traffic lights found at intersections to control the flow of vehicles, pedestrians, and other traffic. This emoji can also be used to represent driving or being on the road.
vertical traffic light emoji examples
- just saw a huge accident at the intersection, 🚦 is still red and traffic is backed up
- 🚦 red light, can't talk right now, call you back in 10
How to copy the vertical traffic light emoji
To use the vertical 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+1F6A6), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
vertical traffic light emoji on different platforms
How the vertical 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.
vertical traffic light Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🚦 |
| Name | vertical traffic light |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+1F6A6 |
| Shortcode | :vertical_traffic_light: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 1.0 (2015) |
vertical traffic light Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F6A6, added in Emoji 1.0 (2015). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :vertical_traffic_light:.
People also search for the vertical traffic light emoji as drove, intersection, light, signal, stop.