Id button Emoji

Symbols

A square, purple icon featuring the white letters 'ID'. It is designed to look like a physical badge, card, or signpost used to identify a person or object.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss identity verification, login credentials, or 'ID' checks at clubs and venues. It is a standard shorthand for asking someone to show their identification or to indicate that a profile or account is official. It is often used alongside emojis like 🔑 when discussing secure access.

History

The ID button was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. It stems from the common design found on Japanese government and transit signage where specific abbreviated labels were placed on square placards to guide users toward administrative service windows or security checkpoints.

Details

Glyph

🆔

Unicode

U+1F194

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f194:

HTML Entity

&#xD83C;&#xDD94;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Symbols

Subcategory alphanum

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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