Oncoming Taxi 🚖

🚖 (U+1F696) 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: Oncoming Taxi 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: ONCOMING TAXI depicts a taxi emoji. It signals a vehicle for hire approaching in messages and interfaces. Use it when you discuss ride planning, such as asking for a pickup or confirming a taxi is on the way. It can appear in travel updates to show transport modes, or in maps and schedules to indicate taxi service availability. The emoji can help convey urgency or timing in casual conversations or notes about routes. If the platform lacks color emoji support, expect a monochrome or text-style fallback. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning and that the emoji does not replace essential information.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1F696 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.

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