Bus 🚌
🚌 (U+1F68C) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.
What it is and where it’s used: Bus is part of the Symbols family (block: Transport and Map Symbols). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.
History & usage: The BUS emoji depicts a bus. It can be used to signal travel plans, public transit, or a trip in messages, in UI labels for transit options, or in itineraries to show a stop or route. It helps convey movement or a commute in chats, weather updates, or planning apps. Use it thoughtfully to keep intent clear and avoid ambiguity in formal content. In interfaces, it serves as a quick visual for schedules, maps, or route choices, and in captions it clarifies that a message relates to travel. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome fallback may appear, so rely on surrounding text for meaning. For accessibility, ensure that screen readers convey the intended bus meaning and provide descriptive alt text where needed.
Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F68C in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.
Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.
Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.
See our category page for related symbols.
Technical details
- Codepoint:
U+1F68C - General Category:
So - Age:
6.0 - Bidi Class:
ON - Block:
Transport and Map Symbols - Script:
Common - UTF-8:
F0 9F 9A 8C - UTF-16:
D83D DE8C - UTF-32:
0001F68C - HTML dec:
🚌 - HTML hex:
🚌 - JS escape:
\u{1F68C} - Python \N{}:
\N{BUS} - Python \U:
\U0001F68C - URL-encoded:
%F0%9F%9A%8C - CSS escape:
\1F68C
How to type / insert
Fast copy: click the Copy button near the top of this page.
By codepoint: in many editors and IDEs, you can insert via the Unicode code U+1F68C or a built‑in character picker.
HTML: use the numeric entity 🚌 (hex) or 🚌 (decimal) when an HTML entity is needed.
Compatibility & troubleshooting
Font support: if the symbol does not render, the current font likely lacks this codepoint. Choose a font with broad Unicode coverage or allow a fallback font.
Web pages: ensure your CSS font stack includes a general fallback; avoid relying on images for common symbols to preserve accessibility and copyability.