horizontal traffic light
horizontal traffic light meaning
A horizontal traffic light. Its orientation is not arbitrary: horizontal signals are standard in parts of Japan and North America, largely to cope with heavy snow, while vertical ones dominate elsewhere. It is a small piece of infrastructure trivia hiding inside an ordinary emoji.
Meaning
A horizontal traffic light. Its orientation is not arbitrary: horizontal signals are standard in parts of Japan and North America, largely to cope with heavy snow, while vertical ones dominate elsewhere. It is a small piece of infrastructure trivia hiding inside an ordinary emoji. It appears in driving contexts, and its orientation is quietly a piece of climate engineering.
How to use it
- Horizontal lights are standard where it snows heavily 🚥
- Waiting at the lights, forever 🚥
- Infrastructure trivia hiding in an emoji 🚥
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | horisontale verkeerslig |
| አማርኛ | አግድማዊ የትራፊክ መብራት |
| العربية | إشارة مرور أفقية |
| অসমীয়া | অনুভূমিক ট্ৰেফিক লাইট |
| azərbaycan | üfüqi işıqfor |
| башҡорт | горизонталь светофор |
| беларуская | гарызантальны святлафор |
| български | хоризонтален светофар |
| বাংলা | অনুভূমিক ট্রাফিক লাইট |
| bosanski | horizontalni semafor |
| català | semàfor horitzontal |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏥᏱ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎠᏨᏍᏗ |
| čeština | vodorovný semafor |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | горизонталлӑ ҫутӑфор |
| Cymraeg | golau traffig llorweddol |
| Deutsch | horizontale Verkehrsampel |
| dolnoserbšćina | wódorowna ampla |
| Ελληνικά | οριζόντιο φανάρι |
| English | horizontal traffic light |
| español | semáforo horizontal |
| eesti | horisontaalne foor |
| euskara | semaforo horizontala |
| فارسی | چراغ راهنمایی افقی |
| suomi | vaakasuuntaiset liikennevalot |
| Filipino | pahalang na traffic light |
| føroyskt | vatnrætt ferðsluljós |
| français | feu tricolore horizontal |
| Gaeilge | soilse tráchta cothrománacha |
| Gàidhlig | solais-thrafaig chòmhnard |
| galego | semáforo horizontal |
| ગુજરાતી | આડી ટ્રાફિક લાઇટ |
| Hausa | wutar tarafik mai kwance |
| עברית | רמזור אופקי |
| हिन्दी | ट्रैफ़िक लाइट, क्षैतिज यातायात संकेत |
| hrvatski | vodoravni semafor |
| hornjoserbšćina | wodoruna ampla |
| magyar | vízszintes közlekedési lámpa |
| հայերեն | հորիզոնական լուսացույց |
| Indonesia | lampu lalu lintas horizontal |
| íslenska | lárétt umferðarljós |
| italiano | semaforo orizzontale |
| 日本語 | 信号横 |
| Jawa | lampu bangjo turu |
| ქართული | ჰორიზონტალური შუქნიშანი |
| қазақ тілі | көлденең бағдаршам |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | كولدەنەڭ باعدارشام |
| ខ្មែរ | ភ្លើងចរាចរណ៍ផ្តេក |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿರುವ ಸಂಚಾರಿ ಬೆಳಕು |
| 한국어 | 가로 신호등 |
| कोंकणी | आडवो येरादारी दिवो |
| кыргызча | туурасынан орнотулган жолчырак |
| ລາວ | ໄຟຈາລະຈອນແນວນອນ |
| lietuvių | horizontalus šviesoforas |
| latviešu | horizontāls luksofors |
| македонски | хоризонтален семафор |
| മലയാളം | തിരശ്ചീന ട്രാഫിക്ക് ലൈഫ് |
| монгол | замын хөндлөн гэрэл |
| मराठी | क्षैतिज रहदारीचा दिवा |
| Melayu | lampu isyarat melintang |
| မြန်မာ | အလျားလိုက်ပြ မီးပွိုင့် |
| नेपाली | तेर्सो ट्राफिक लाइट |
| Nederlands | horizontaal verkeerslicht |
| norsk | horisontale trafikklys |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଭୂସମାନ୍ତର ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ଟ୍ରାଫିକ୍ ଆଲୋକ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲੇਟਵੀਂ ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ ਲਾਈਟ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Flát-an-Lẹ́vúl Tráfík Lait |
| polski | pozioma sygnalizacja uliczna |
| پښتو | افقی ټرافيکي رڼا |
| português | semáforo horizontal |
| rumantsch | ampla orizontala |
| română | semafor orizontal |
| русский | горизонтальный светофор |
| سنڌي | افقي ٽريفڪ جي لائيٽ |
| တႆး | ၶၢဝ်ႈၾႆးဢၼ်ၼွၼ်း |
| සිංහල | සිරස් මාර්ග තදබද ලාම්පුව |
| slovenčina | vodorovný semafor |
| slovenščina | vodoravni semafor |
| Soomaali | iftiinka taraafikada oo jiifta |
| shqip | semafor horizontal |
| српски | хоризонтални семафор |
| srpski | horizontalni semafor |
| svenska | vågräta trafikljus |
| Kiswahili | taa mlalo ya trafiki |
| தமிழ் | கிடைமட்ட ட்ராஃபிக் லைட்டுகள் |
| తెలుగు | అడ్డు ట్రాఫిక్ లైట్ |
| ไทย | ไฟจราจรแนวนอน |
| ትግርኛ | ልኡል መብራህቲ ትራፊክ |
| türkmen dili | kese ýolyşyk |
| lea fakatonga | maama hala fakalava |
| Türkçe | yatay trafik ışıkları |
| українська | горизонтальний світлофор |
| اردو | افقی ٹریفک لائٹ |
| o‘zbek | yotiq svetofor |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn giao thông ngang |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Ina Adariko Onidubu |
| 粵語 | 水平交通燈 |
| 粤语 | 水平交通灯 |
| 中文 | 横向的红绿灯 |
| 繁體中文 | 紅綠燈 |
| isiZulu | irobhothi elivundlile |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6A5
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :traffic_light:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the horizontal traffic light emoji (🚥) mean?
- A horizontal traffic light. Its orientation is not arbitrary: horizontal signals are standard in parts of Japan and North America, largely to cope with heavy snow, while vertical ones dominate elsewhere. It is a small piece of infrastructure trivia hiding inside an ordinary emoji.
- How do you type the horizontal traffic light emoji?
- Copy the horizontal traffic light emoji 🚥 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the horizontal traffic light emoji in?
- The horizontal traffic light emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.