Placard Emoji

Objects

A rectangular sign attached to a wooden post, typically featuring a blank white or light-colored face. It looks like a classic handheld picket sign used during public gatherings or a notice board planted in the ground.

Usage Context

Widely used to represent protesting, activism, or making a public statement. It is the go-to icon for signaling that someone is taking a stand on an issue. You will frequently see it paired with emojis representing vocal expression like 📣 or collective action like ✊.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, the placard was designed to capture the growing trend of using digital platforms to coordinate real-world social movements and public demonstrations.

Details

Glyph

🪧

Unicode

U+1FAA7

Shortcode

:emoji_u1faa7:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDEA7;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category Objects

Subcategory other-object

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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