U+1F685 · emoji since 2010
The bullet train, or shinkansen, races between cities at incredible speed. It means Japan, fast rail, and travel at full tilt.
It headlines efficient journeys and futuristic transport, the pointed-nose icon of getting there fast.
In texting, 🚅 does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🚅 is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Bullet Train emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the bullet train emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🚅 leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
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