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👮” meaning: police officer, cop Emoji

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    Android 👮Minimum display requirements

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    Windows 👮Minimum display requirements

👮Meaning and Description

The emoji "👮" is commonly known as the "Police Officer" or "Cop" emoji, it portrayed a neutral-gender figure wearing a professional police uniform, which usually includes a peaked cap, a badge, and an emblem on their chest, signifying their position in law enforcement. The appearance may vary slightly across different platforms, but the theme of a dedicated officer always remains consistent.

The police officer emoji serves as a digital tribute to these courageous protectors of our communities. It is said that the first municipal police force to issue uniforms to its officers was the New York City Police Department in 1854. These uniforms were based on the surplus uniforms of the Union Army during the Civil War.

In addition to referring to the police and related occupations, this versatile emoji 👮 can represent anything from discussions about crime and justice to showing respect for law enforcement. It's often paired with related emojis like the police car "🚓" or siren "🚨" to create a sense of emergency or danger.

However, its meaning can shift dramatically in social media contexts. Some may use it to imply someone's being overly strict or bossy, or to mock individuals acting like a snitch. It can also be a vehicle for expressing distrust of the police or government, a warning signal of potential trouble, or even a humorous nod to law-breaking. Context is key when interpreting this emoji's intended meaning

It's also worth noting that this emoji is joined by the male "👮‍♂️" emoji, and the female equivalent, "👮‍♀️". It normally displays a default skin tone but is offered in multiple skin-tone variations.
💡Extended reading and popular science

The meaning of emoji symbol 👮 is police officer, it is related to cop, officer, police, it can be found in emoji category: "👌 People & Body" - "👨‍🍳 Profession & Role".

👮 is an Emoji modifier base, it can be used as a single Emoji, and can also be combined with the skin tone Emoji modifier to form a new Emoji. There are 5 types of Emoji modifiers, namely: 🏻, 🏼, 🏽, 🏾, 🏿. 👮 is combined with these skin tone Emoji modifiers to form new Emoji modifier sequences. The following are examples of the combination:

👮Examples and Usage

🔸 We thank police officers👮 and firefighters👩‍🚒 for protecting us.
🔸 And we'll not tolerate the attacks toward our police officers.👮

👮Basic Information

Emoji: 👮
Shortname: police officer
Apple Name: police officer
Known as: Cop | Police | Policeman | Policewoman
Codepoint: U+1F46E Copy
Shortcode: :cop: Copy
Decimal: ALT+128110
Unicode Version: 6.0 (2010-10-11)
Emoji Version: 1.0 (2015-06-09)
Categories: 👌 People & Body
Sub Categories: 👨‍🍳 Profession & Role
Keywords: cop | officer | police
Proposal: L2/07‑257, L2/09‑026

👨‍💻Unicode Information (Advanced Usage)

👮Trend Chart

👮Popularity rating over time

👮 Trend Chart (U+1F46E) - emojiall.com 100 75 50 25 0 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 👮 www.emojiall.comemojiall.com
Date Range: 2019-02-24 - 2024-02-11
Update Time: 2024-02-19 18:01:24 UTC
👮and in the last five years, the popularity of this emoji has continued to rise.In 2018-07 And 2020-02, its popularity showed the biggest increase.In 2019 and 2021, the trend of its popularity converge.In 2017, the trend of its popularity rate began to rise.

👮More Languages

Language Short Name & Link
Arabic👮 ضابط شرطة
Bulgarian👮 полицейски служител
Chinese, Simplified👮 警察
Chinese, Traditional👮 警察
Croatian👮 policajac
Czech👮 strážník
Danish👮 politibetjent
Dutch👮 politieagent
Filipino👮 pulis
Finnish👮 poliisi
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