👮🏽♂️Meaning and Description
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 neutral-gender "👮" 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
👮🏽♂️ (man police officer: medium skin tone) = 👮🏽 (police officer: medium skin tone) + ♂️ (male sign)
👮🏽♂️ (man police officer: medium skin tone) = 👮♂️ (man police officer) + 🏽 (medium skin tone)
👮🏽♂️ (emoji style) = 👮🏽♂ (no style) + emoji style
The meaning of emoji symbol 👮🏽♂️ is man police officer: medium skin tone, it is related to cop, man, medium skin tone, officer, police, it can be found in emoji category: "👌 People & Body" - "👨🍳 Profession & Role".
👮🏽♂️ is a zero-width joiner sequence, which is formed by combining 1 ZWJ zero width joiner and 2 individual Emoji. These individual Emojis are: 👮🏽 (police officer: medium skin tone), ♂️ (male sign). The new Emoji formed is displayed as a single Emoji: 👮🏽♂️ on some platforms with good compatibility, but it may also be displayed as multiple Emojis put together: 👮🏽♂️ on some platforms with poor compatibility.
👮🏽♂️Examples and Usage
👮🏽♂️Images from Various Manufacturers
👮🏽♂️Basic Information
Emoji: | 👮🏽♂️ |
Shortname: | man police officer: medium skin tone |
Codepoint: | U+1F46E 1F3FD 200D 2642 FE0F Copy |
Decimal: | ALT+128110 ALT+127997 ALT+8205 ALT+9794 ALT+65039 |
Unicode Version: | None |
Emoji Version: | 4.0 (2016-11-22) |
Categories: | 👌 People & Body |
Sub Categories: | 👨🍳 Profession & Role |
Keywords: | cop | man | medium skin tone | officer | police |
Proposal: | L2/07‑257, L2/09‑026 |
👨💻Unicode Information (Advanced Usage)
👮🏽♂️Trend Chart
👮🏽♂️Popularity rating over time
👮🏽♂️See also
👮🏽♂️Extended Content
👮🏽♂️More Languages
Language | Short Name & Link |
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Arabic | 👮🏽♂️ شرطي: بشرة بلون معتدل |
Bulgarian | 👮🏽♂️ полицай: средна на цвят кожа |
Chinese, Simplified | 👮🏽♂️ 男警官:中等肤色 |
Chinese, Traditional | 👮🏽♂️ 男警官:中等膚色 |
Croatian | 👮🏽♂️ policijski djelatnik: maslinasta boja kože |
Czech | 👮🏽♂️ policista: střední odstín pleti |
Danish | 👮🏽♂️ mandlig politibetjent: medium teint |
Dutch | 👮🏽♂️ politieman: getinte huidskleur |
Filipino | 👮🏽♂️ lalaking pulis: katamtamang kulay ng balat |
Finnish | 👮🏽♂️ miespoliisi: tummanvaalea iho |