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Auto Rickshaw Emoji 🛺

Three wheels, open sides, no doors: the tuk-tuk you'd flag down in India, Thailand, and cities across South and Southeast Asia rather than a hailed taxi. It stands for that specific ride, not taxis broadly, and shows up in travel posts and stories about getting around a crowded city cheaply.

What 🛺 means

A side-facing three-wheeler with a green body and a yellow hood or upper covering. There are a visible windshield, driver and passenger seats, a pair of headlights and taillights.

The 🛺 Auto Rikshaw emoji signifies a mode of public transportation that's mostly used in countries such as India and Sri Lanka. It suggests traveling, intra-city travel, and a common commuting option.

How and when to use it

If you're traveling in an auto for the first time, you ought to make a significant memory out of it! Use 🛺 while sharing a social media post/story or a direct message (DM) about it. Like, "Nothing beats sightseeing through an auto rikshaw! 🛺".
If you're reaching a particular place or stuck in traffic in an auto, you can use 🛺 while texting a friend. This emoji automatically implies that your mode of transport is indeed an auto rikshaw. Fo rinstance, "I might be a little late. Stuck in traffic 🛺".
Use 🛺 while posting or reposting content related to auto rickshaws and rickshaw drivers; it can be a news post, a video, a motivational post, etc.
🛺 evokes an authentic sense of belonging to the countries that use this transport. So, if you're a frequent auto user or you're proud of this unique traveling option in your country or you just love auto-rickshaws, use this emoji in your social media profile name

Other Names

🛺 Auto
🛺 Rickshaw
🛺 Rick
🛺 Three-Wheeler
🛺 Piagio
🛺 Baby Taxi
🛺 Pigeon
🛺 Bajaj
🛺 Tuk Tuk

The lowdown

Category: Travel & Places › transport-ground
Codepoints: U+1F6FA
Emoji version: Emoji 12.0
Shortcodes: :auto_rickshaw:
Keywords: auto, rickshaw, tuk

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.