๐Ÿš”Oncoming Police Car emoji
Travel & Places ยท Emoji 0.7

๐Ÿš”Oncoming Police Car Emoji

It generally means someone is thinking about the police or law enforcement. Itโ€™s often used jokingly, but can also express genuine concern.

The ๐Ÿš” emoji shows a police car driving towards you.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F694
Released
2014
Shortcode
:oncoming_police_car:
Skin tones
No
๐Ÿš”
Your device
01 โ€” Meaning

What does the ๐Ÿš” Oncoming Police Car emoji mean?

In plain english
It generally means someone is thinking about the police or law enforcement. Itโ€™s often used jokingly, but can also express genuine concern. ๐Ÿš” sits in travel emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in blue emojis.
Where it comes from
The ๐Ÿš” emoji shows a police car driving towards you. Itโ€™s used to represent a police officer, law enforcement, or a situation involving the police. People use it when theyโ€™re worried about getting caught doing something wrong, or when they're making a joke about being stopped by the police. It can also signal a serious situation related to law or security.
Also known as

One character, many names โ€” these are the wordings people actually type, all 3 of them.

car emojioncoming emojipolice emoji
02 โ€” Platforms

Oncoming Police Car emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character you send is always U+1F694. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 9.

Oncoming Police Car emoji on Apple
Apple
iPhone, iPad, macOS
Oncoming Police Car emoji on Google
Google
Android, Gmail, Chrome
Oncoming Police Car emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / X
X, Discord, Twemoji apps
Oncoming Police Car emoji on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook, Messenger
Oncoming Police Car emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMoji
Open-source, design systems
Oncoming Police Car emoji on Samsung
Samsung
Galaxy, One UI
Oncoming Police Car emoji on Microsoft
Microsoft
Windows, Teams, Fluent
Oncoming Police Car emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsApp
WhatsApp on Android
Oncoming Police Car emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixels
Slack, Discord themes
03 โ€” Copy & codes

Oncoming Police Car emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :oncoming_police_car:.

All emoji copy and paste โ†’

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F694.

04 โ€” How to type

How to type the ๐Ÿš” Oncoming Police Car emoji

Where the emoji key lives on each system โ€” and the codes for when there is no picker at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search โ€œoncoming police carโ€. No emoji key? Settings โ†’ General โ†’ Keyboard โ†’ Keyboards โ†’ Add New Keyboard โ†’ Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type โ€œoncoming police carโ€.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :oncoming_police_car: and it converts to ๐Ÿš” as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🚔, in CSS \1F694, in JavaScript \u{1F694}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.
05 โ€” Download

Oncoming Police Car emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files โ€” one file per vendor, which makes 9. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library โ†’
06 โ€” Combinations

Oncoming Police Car emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around oncoming police car for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations โ†’
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07 โ€” In conversation

What ๐Ÿš” means from a girl or a guy

Who sent the oncoming police car and what came before it change the reading more than the emoji itself does.

From a girl
When a girl sends you ๐Ÿš”, she might be playfully teasing you, suggesting youโ€™re acting suspiciously, or maybe she's genuinely worried about something going wrong. It's often lighthearted, but context matters.
From a guy
A guy sending ๐Ÿš” could be joking about a situation where he feels heโ€™s in trouble, or he might be making a comment about authority. Sometimes itโ€™s just a random, silly emoji.
How to reply
You could reply with: โ€œDonโ€™t do it! ๐Ÿš”โ€, โ€œHaha, almost got caught! ๐Ÿš”โ€, โ€œLetโ€™s just be careful ๐Ÿš”โ€, or โ€œYouโ€™re watching me ๐Ÿš”โ€.
Used in a sentence
08 โ€” Apps

What ๐Ÿš” means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F694, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
It generally means someone is thinking about the police or law enforcement. Itโ€™s often used jokingly, but can also express genuine concern. In comments and captions it is read the same way โ€” the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws ๐Ÿš” with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only ๐Ÿš” in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :oncoming_police_car:. Discord renders Twemoji, so ๐Ÿš” looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop โ€” press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste ๐Ÿš” from the copy button above.
10 โ€” Difference

๐Ÿš” vs ๐ŸŽ โ€” what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

๐Ÿš” Oncoming Police Car

Unicode name: Oncoming Police Car

Code: U+1F694 ยท added 2014

Shortcode: :oncoming_police_car:

It generally means someone is thinking about the police or law enforcement.

๐ŸŽ Racing Car

Unicode name: Racing Car

Code: U+1F3CE ยท added 2014

Shortcode: :racing_car:

Generally, it just means โ€œracing car.

Open ๐ŸŽ Racing Car โ†’

11 โ€” History

Where the ๐Ÿš” Oncoming Police Car emoji came from

It arrived with the 0.7 release of the standard, which dates the oncoming police car to 2014.

AppleiOS
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Apple, iOS 16.4
iOS 16.4
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Apple, iOS 17.4
iOS 17.4
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Apple, iOS 18.4
iOS 18.4
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Apple, iOS 26
iOS 26
GoogleAndroid
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Google, Blob, 2017
Blob, 2017
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Google, Redesign, 2017
Redesign, 2017
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Google, Android 2018
Android 2018
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Google, Android 2020
Android 2020
Twitter / XTwemoji
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Oncoming Police Car emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time โ€” U+1F694 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2014
Added to the standard

Oncoming Police Car was approved as U+1F694 and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 9 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so ๐Ÿš” is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes โ€” only the picture does.

12 โ€” FAQ

Oncoming Police Car emoji โ€” questions people actually ask

What does the ๐Ÿš” Oncoming Police Car emoji mean?
It generally means someone is thinking about the police or law enforcement. Itโ€™s often used jokingly, but can also express genuine concern.
What does ๐Ÿš” mean from a girl?
When a girl sends you ๐Ÿš”, she might be playfully teasing you, suggesting youโ€™re acting suspiciously, or maybe she's genuinely worried about something going wrong. It's often lighthearted, but context matters.
What does ๐Ÿš” mean from a guy?
A guy sending ๐Ÿš” could be joking about a situation where he feels heโ€™s in trouble, or he might be making a comment about authority. Sometimes itโ€™s just a random, silly emoji.
How do you reply to the ๐Ÿš” emoji?
You could reply with: โ€œDonโ€™t do it! ๐Ÿš”โ€, โ€œHaha, almost got caught! ๐Ÿš”โ€, โ€œLetโ€™s just be careful ๐Ÿš”โ€, or โ€œYouโ€™re watching me ๐Ÿš”โ€.
What else is the ๐Ÿš” emoji called?
Oncoming Police Car is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as โ€œcar emojiโ€, โ€œoncoming emojiโ€, โ€œpolice emojiโ€ and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F694.
What is the Unicode code for ๐Ÿš”?
The Oncoming Police Car emoji is U+1F694, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). In HTML you can write it as 🚔, and in CSS as \1F694.
How do I copy and paste the ๐Ÿš” emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page โ€” ๐Ÿš” goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :oncoming_police_car: for Slack and Discord.
Does ๐Ÿš” look the same on every phone?
No. Oncoming Police Car is drawn separately by each vendor โ€” Apple, Google, Twitter/X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F694. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.