🚦 Vertical Traffic Light

Code Points: U+1F6A6

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🚦 Emoji Meaning

The 🚦 Vertical Traffic Light emoji most commonly represents the following:

  • Traffic signals and regulations: Its primary meaning is literal, referring to traffic lights controlling the flow of vehicles. This can be used in contexts discussing driving, traffic jams, road rules, or waiting at intersections.
  • Progress or status: Like a real traffic light, the emoji can symbolize stages of a process or project. Green can mean "go" or progressing smoothly, yellow "caution" or slowing down, and red "stop" or encountering a problem.
  • Decision-making: The different colors can represent choices or options. Green for "yes," yellow for "maybe," and red for "no." This is especially common in online polls or quick decisions.
  • Emotions or moods: While less frequent, the colors can be linked to feelings. Green might indicate positive emotions or feeling good, yellow for uncertainty or nervousness, and red for anger or frustration.
  • Location or navigation: Sometimes used to simply indicate the presence of a traffic light, which can be helpful in giving directions or describing a location.

Vertical Traffic Light Emoji Images

Here is how Vertical Traffic Light emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:

Transport-Ground Related Emoji

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