Guard Emoji

People

A person wearing a tall, black bearskin hat and a red military tunic. The uniform is iconic to the British Army's Foot Guards, who are famously stationed outside royal residences.

Usage Context

Used to represent security, protection, or a stiff, unmoving posture. People often pull this emoji out when talking about London travel, royal traditions, or when someone is acting particularly stoic or 'on duty.' It is frequently used alongside other UK-themed icons like the 🇬🇧 flag or the 🏰 castle.

History

The guard was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of Emoji 1.0. The design specifically mirrors the ceremonial uniform of the Queen’s Guard, a cultural staple that has been a global shorthand for British identity since the 19th century.

Details

Glyph

💂

Unicode

U+1F482

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f482:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC82;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.

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