Travel & Places · Emoji 0.7

🛣️Motorway Emoji

It usually means a highway or a long road. People use it when they’re talking about driving, traveling, or just a general sense of movement.

The 🛣️ emoji represents a motorway or highway.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F6E3 U+FE0F
Released
2014
Shortcode
:motorway:
Skin tones
No
U+1F6E3 U+FE0FYour device
🛣️

01 — Meaning

What does the 🛣️ Motorway emoji mean?

In plain english
It usually means a highway or a long road. People use it when they’re talking about driving, traveling, or just a general sense of movement. It’s often used casually in chats about location or plans. 🛣️ sits in travel emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way. It also turns up in black emojis, white emojis and dark emojis.
Where it comes from
The 🛣️ emoji represents a motorway or highway. People use it when they’re talking about travel, journeys, or long distances. It can express excitement about a road trip or simply describe a situation involving cars and roads. You might see it when someone shares their location or discusses driving. It's generally a neutral emoji, showing movement and connection.
Also known as

One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 2 of them.

highway emojiroad emoji

02 — Platforms

Motorway emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

Vendors keep repainting this one. Counting the archived versions further down, the motorway has been drawn in 3 ways.

Motorway emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Motorway emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Motorway emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Motorway emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems
Motorway emoji on Samsung
SamsungGalaxy, One UI
Motorway emoji on Microsoft
MicrosoftWindows, Teams, Fluent
Motorway emoji on WhatsApp
WhatsAppWhatsApp on Android
Motorway emoji on JoyPixels
JoyPixelsSlack, Discord themes

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Copy & codes

Motorway emoji copy and paste

Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :motorway:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Different notation, one result: whichever escape you paste, what comes out is U+1F6E3.

04 — How to type

How to type the 🛣️ Motorway emoji

No picker to hand? The motorway can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “motorway”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → 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 “motorway”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :motorway: and it converts to 🛣️ as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🛣️, in CSS \1F6E3\FE0F, in JavaScript \u{1F6E3}\u{FE0F}.
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 — Download

Motorway emoji PNG and SVG

Grab the motorway as transparent PNG or SVG. Each system ships its own drawing, and the licence stays with the vendor, all 8 of them.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Motorway emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Motorway emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Motorway emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Motorway emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector Download Motorway emoji, Samsung style Samsung PNG · 64px Download Motorway emoji, Microsoft style Microsoft PNG · 64px Download Motorway emoji, WhatsApp style WhatsApp PNG · 64px Download Motorway emoji, JoyPixels style JoyPixels PNG · 64px

06 — Combinations

Motorway emoji combinations

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

All combinations →
Aesthetic motorway combos
Cool motorway combos
Cute motorway combos
Dark motorway combos
Party motorway combos
Love motorway combos
Mood motorway combos
Flex motorway combos
Unhinged motorway combos
Soft motorway combos
Late night motorway combos
Summer motorway combos
Gaming motorway combos
Y2K motorway combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

07 — In conversation

What 🛣️ means from a girl or a guy

The same character carries a different intent depending on the sender and the message before it.

From a girl
If a girl sends you 🛣️, she might be talking about a journey she’s on, either literally or figuratively. It could represent a new adventure, a change, or simply a feeling of moving forward. Honestly, it’s often just a quick way to say “let’s go” or “I’m on my way.”
From a guy
If a guy sends you 🛣️, he's likely talking about driving, a road trip, or a fast-paced situation. It could also symbolize progress or moving towards a goal. Like the girl, it's frequently used to express enthusiasm for travel or speed.
How to reply
If someone sends you 🛣️, you could reply with: “Let’s go! 🛣️🚗💨”, “Road trip vibes! 🛣️☀️”, “Safe travels! 🛣️😊”, or "Where to? 🛣️🗺️".
Used in a sentence

08 — Apps

What 🛣️ means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F6E3, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
It usually means a highway or a long road. People use it when they’re talking about driving, traveling, or just a general sense of movement. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🛣️ with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides. A message with only 🛣️ in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :motorway:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🛣️ looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🛣️ from the copy button above.

10 — History

Where the 🛣️ Motorway emoji came from

Approved as part of Emoji 0.7, the motorway has been on phones for years now — counting from its release, 12.

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

Same character every time — U+1F6E3 U+FE0F 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

Motorway was approved as U+1F6E3 U+FE0F and shipped in Emoji 0.7 (2014). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 8 different ways

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

11 — FAQ

Motorway emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🛣️ Motorway emoji mean?
It usually means a highway or a long road. People use it when they’re talking about driving, traveling, or just a general sense of movement. It’s often used casually in chats about location or plans.
What does 🛣️ mean from a girl?
If a girl sends you 🛣️, she might be talking about a journey she’s on, either literally or figuratively. It could represent a new adventure, a change, or simply a feeling of moving forward. Honestly, it’s often just a quick way to say “let’s go” or “I’m on my way.”
What does 🛣️ mean from a guy?
If a guy sends you 🛣️, he's likely talking about driving, a road trip, or a fast-paced situation. It could also symbolize progress or moving towards a goal. Like the girl, it's frequently used to express enthusiasm for travel or speed.
How do you reply to the 🛣️ emoji?
If someone sends you 🛣️, you could reply with: “Let’s go! 🛣️🚗💨”, “Road trip vibes! 🛣️☀️”, “Safe travels! 🛣️😊”, or "Where to? 🛣️🗺️".
What else is the 🛣️ emoji called?
Motorway is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “highway emoji”, “road emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F6E3 U+FE0F.
What is the Unicode code for 🛣️?
The Motorway emoji is U+1F6E3 U+FE0F, added in Emoji 0.7 (2014). In HTML you can write it as 🛣️, and in CSS as \1F6E3\FE0F.
How do I copy and paste the 🛣️ emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🛣️ goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :motorway: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🛣️ look the same on every phone?
No. Motorway is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, Samsung, Microsoft, WhatsApp and JoyPixels all ship their own artwork for U+1F6E3. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.