Judge Emoji

People

A person depicted wearing a traditional black judicial robe and a white collar. They are shown holding a wooden gavel, the classic tool used in a courtroom to signal the start of proceedings or a final verdict.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to choice for discussions regarding legal issues, court cases, or when someone is jokingly acting as the final arbiter in a group debate. It is frequently paired with the ⚖️ scale of justice or the 🔨 hammer to emphasize legal authority.

History

Added to the emoji set in 2016 as part of Unicode 9.0, the judge was introduced alongside a suite of professional roles to provide better representation of careers in digital communication. The design mirrors the standardized courtroom imagery established by 20th-century media.

Details

Glyph

🧑‍⚖

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+200D U+2696

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_2696:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;‍⚖

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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