Taxi symbol

A car in side view, often with a roof sign, marking a taxi rank.

Also known as: Taxi rank, Cab stand, Car with a box on top

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Meanings

A car with a roof box marks a taxi rank. The roof sign is doing the work — a plain car would mean parking, and the small box on top is the entire difference.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a rank where licensed taxis wait for passengers.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Is distinguished from a general car or parking pictogram by the roof sign, which is the only element carrying the meaning.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Varies widely between countries: some use the word TAXI, some a car silhouette, some a chequered band, and no single drawing is internationally recognised.
Contexts: Public information

Visual description

A simplified car seen from the side with a small rectangular box on its roof, sometimes with a chequered band along its lower edge.

A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Pictogram
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Taxi
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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Meanings

A car with a roof box marks a taxi rank. The roof sign is doing the work — a plain car would mean parking, and the small box on top is the entire difference.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a rank where licensed taxis wait for passengers.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Is distinguished from a general car or parking pictogram by the roof sign, which is the only element carrying the meaning.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Varies widely between countries: some use the word TAXI, some a car silhouette, some a chequered band, and no single drawing is internationally recognised.

Contexts: Public information

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Pictogram
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Taxi
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31