Man guard: light skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a tall, black bearskin cap, often associated with the British Armyโs foot guards who stand watch outside royal residences. This specific version features a light skin tone.
Usage Context
Used to represent British culture, travel to London, or the concept of standing watch or guarding something important. It is frequently sent when discussing sightseeing in the UK or when referencing the changing of the guard ceremony. It is often grouped with emojis like ๐ฌ๐ง or ๐ฐ to set a British scene.
History
The base guard emoji was added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The modifier for skin tone was introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, as part of a push to provide more inclusive representation for human-based characters across global digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
๐๐ปโโ
Unicode
U+1F482 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f482_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
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. ยฉ 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.