metro Emoji
🚇 · U+1F687 · Emoji 0.6
What does the metro emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
Commuting to work or traveling within a city is often represented by the 🚇 emoji, which figuratively symbolizes urban transportation and the daily grind, while its literal definition refers to a subway or metro train, a mode of public transportation that operates on underground or elevated tracks in cities worldwide, also used to represent rail travel in general, and in slang, it can signify a busy and fast-paced lifestyle.
How the metro emoji is used
Texting and social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok frequently feature the 🚇 emoji in posts about daily commutes, traffic updates, and urban adventures, with a tone that ranges from frustrated to excited, depending on the context, and its usage varies across generations, with younger users often employing it to express the hustle and bustle of city life, while older users may use it more literally to discuss transportation options.
metro emoji examples
- just survived my morning commute 🚇
- heading to the city center on the 🚇 to meet up with friends
How to copy the metro emoji
To use the metro 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+1F687), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
metro emoji on different platforms
How the metro emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
metro Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🚇 |
| Name | metro |
| Category | Travel & Places |
| Codepoints | U+1F687 |
| Shortcode | :metro: |
| Emoji version | 0.6 |
| Unicode version | 0.6 |
metro Emoji FAQ
Commuting to work or traveling within a city is often represented by the 🚇 emoji, which figuratively symbolizes urban transportation and the daily grind, while its literal definition refers to a subway or metro train, a mode of public transportation that operates on underground or elevated tracks in cities worldwide, also used to represent rail travel in general, and in slang, it can signify a busy and fast-paced lifestyle.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🚇 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F687, introduced in Emoji version 0.6 (Unicode 0.6). Its shortcode is :metro:.