Ambulance emoji meaning

The ambulance emoji represents a standard ambulance vehicle commonly used to transport patients who need urgent medical care to the hospital. This emoji is often associated with emergency medical services, first responders, or situations involving medical emergencies. It is widely used to symbolize health-related emergencies, caregiving, or the importance of quick medical attention. The design typically features a boxy vehicle with details like a light bar on top or a medical symbol to indicate its purpose. Depending on the platform, the ambulance design may vary slightly, but it consistently signifies the vital role ambulances play in saving lives.

The ambulance emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026