oncoming taxi
About this emoji
The oncoming taxi emoji is part of the Travel & Places category (transport-ground) since Unicode 1.0. It is associated with: cab, cabbie, cars, drove.
The oncoming taxi emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category, specifically the transport-ground subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 1.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🚖 oncoming taxi emoji for discussing travel destinations, vehicles, buildings, and geographic locations. It is often associated with cab, cabbie, cars, drove.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🚖 |
| Name | oncoming taxi |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Subgroup | transport-ground |
| Unicode version | 1.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F696 |
| Shortcode alias | :oncoming_taxi: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :oncoming_taxi: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “oncoming taxi” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.