🚧 Construction
🚧 Emoji meaning
I'm stuck in traffic! Construction, delay, detour, maintenance.
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🚧 Meaning
The construction sites have kept me back! Indicates construction work on buildings or roads. There may be delays or traffic problems. Also possible: A website is being worked on or in maintenance mode, or a project is still under construction.
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Commonly confused with
Color Variant
Warning vs construction; both yellow/orange caution symbols for danger or roadworks.
Children crossing vs construction; both yellow/orange warning-style signs near roads.
Direction Variant
Horizontal traffic light vs construction; both used in roadwork or driving contexts.
Vertical traffic light vs construction; both appear on roads, indicating caution or control.
Construction vs no entry; both warning signs for road closures or hazards.
Emoji History
Development of the emoji in the Unicode lexiconFirst included
The emoji “Construction” was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 0.6 .
In the release of Emoji 5.0 and Unicode 10.0 in 2017 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016 there was 1 change.
Keywords added
In the release of Emoji 2.0 and Unicode 8.0 in 2015 there was 1 change.
Keywords removed
