motorway
motorway meaning
A motorway stretching into the distance. It stands for road trips, long drives and the open road — and also for traffic, which is what motorways actually deliver most of the time. It appears in travel contexts, and it carries both the romance and the reality of long-distance driving.
Meaning
A motorway stretching into the distance. It stands for road trips, long drives and the open road — and also for traffic, which is what motorways actually deliver most of the time. It appears in travel contexts, and it carries both the romance and the reality of long-distance driving. It appears in driving and travel contexts, and it promises freedom and delivers queues.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Controlled-access highway
How to use it
- Four hours on the motorway and three of them stationary 🛣️
- The open road, in theory 🛣️
- Road trip starts here 🛣️
How it looks
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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 | snelweg |
| አማርኛ | የመኪና መንገድ |
| العربية | طريق سريع |
| অসমীয়া | মটৰপথ |
| azərbaycan | şosse |
| башҡорт | автомагистраль |
| беларуская | аўтамагістраль |
| български | магистрала |
| বাংলা | মোটর ওয়ে |
| bosanski | autoput |
| català | autopista |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎦᎳᏅᏛ |
| čeština | dálnice |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | автомагистраль |
| Cymraeg | traffordd |
| Deutsch | Autobahn |
| dolnoserbšćina | awtodroga |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοκινητόδρομος |
| English | motorway |
| español | autopista |
| eesti | kiirtee |
| euskara | autobidea |
| فارسی | بزرگراه |
| suomi | moottoritie |
| Filipino | expressway |
| føroyskt | motorvegur |
| français | autoroute |
| Gaeilge | mótarbhealach |
| Gàidhlig | mòr-rathad |
| galego | autoestrada |
| ગુજરાતી | મોટરવે |
| Hausa | hanyar mota |
| עברית | כביש מהיר |
| हिन्दी | मोटरवे |
| hrvatski | autocesta |
| hornjoserbšćina | awtodróha |
| magyar | autópálya |
| հայերեն | ավտոմայրուղի |
| Indonesia | jalan raya |
| íslenska | hraðbraut |
| italiano | autostrada |
| 日本語 | 高速道路 |
| Jawa | dalan gedhe |
| ქართული | ავტომაგისტრალი |
| қазақ тілі | автомагистраль |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اۆتوجول |
| ខ្មែរ | ផ្លូវសម្រាប់យានយន្ត |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಮೋಟರ್ ಹಾದಿ |
| 한국어 | 고속도로 |
| कोंकणी | मोटोरवे |
| кыргызча | шоссе |
| ລາວ | ທາງດ່ວນ |
| lietuvių | greitkelis |
| latviešu | automaģistrāle |
| македонски | автопат |
| മലയാളം | മോട്ടോർവേ |
| монгол | зам |
| मराठी | गाड्यांचा मार्ग |
| Melayu | jalan raya |
| မြန်မာ | ကားလမ်း |
| नेपाली | मोटरको बाटो |
| Nederlands | snelweg |
| norsk | motorvei |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ମଟରଗାଡ଼ି ଯିବା ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ରାସ୍ତା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਮੋਟਰਵੇਅ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ẹ́sprẹs |
| polski | autostrada |
| پښتو | لوی سړک |
| português | estrada |
| rumantsch | autostrada |
| română | autostradă |
| русский | шоссе |
| سنڌي | موٽروي |
| တႆး | သဵၼ်ႈတၢင်းလူင် |
| සිංහල | මෝටර් රථ මාර්ගය |
| slovenčina | diaľnica |
| slovenščina | avtocesta |
| Soomaali | waddo ballaaran |
| shqip | autostradë |
| српски | аутопут |
| srpski | autoput |
| svenska | motorväg |
| Kiswahili | barabara kuu |
| தமிழ் | நெடுஞ்சாலை |
| తెలుగు | రహదారి |
| ไทย | ทางด่วน |
| ትግርኛ | ጽርግያ |
| türkmen dili | ulag ýoly |
| lea fakatonga | hala lahi |
| Türkçe | otoban |
| українська | автомагістраль |
| اردو | موٹر وے |
| o‘zbek | avtomobil yo‘li |
| Tiếng Việt | đường cao tốc |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ojú ọ̀nà ọkọ̀ |
| 粵語 | 公路 |
| 粤语 | 公路 |
| 中文 | 高速公路 |
| 繁體中文 | 高速公路 |
| isiZulu | umgwaqo onguthelawayeka |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6E3 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :motorway:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the motorway emoji (🛣️) mean?
- A motorway stretching into the distance. It stands for road trips, long drives and the open road — and also for traffic, which is what motorways actually deliver most of the time. It appears in travel contexts, and it carries both the romance and the reality of long-distance driving.
- How do you type the motorway emoji?
- Copy the motorway 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 motorway emoji in?
- The motorway emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.
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