canoe
Unicode: 1F6F6
Description
A yellow square with a black steering wheel, depicting a person's upper body behind it, operating a steering wheel. Often used to represent someone driving or operating a vehicle.
Group:
Travel & Places > transport-water
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, or indicating activity, travel, or responsibility. Can imply focus or concentration.
Backstory
This emoji was added to Unicode as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016, a period when many activity-based and transportation-related emojis were introduced to enrich digital communication about daily life and tasks.
Usage Examples
- Indicating someone is driving: 'I'm driving now, can't talk. 1F6F6'
- Announcing a road trip: 'Road trip time! 1F6F6🚗'
- Referring to driving skills: 'He's a good driver. 1F6F6'
- Metaphorically for taking control: 'Time to take the wheel on this project! 1F6F6'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Straightforwardly represents driving, car travel, or operating a vehicle. Can also signify 'taking the wheel' or being in charge.
East Asian culture:
Similar literal meaning of driving. Less common to use metaphorically for 'taking charge' compared to Western contexts, where other emojis or phrases might be preferred.