Man guard Emoji

People

A man wearing a traditional tall, black bearskin hat and a red uniform tunic. This figure is instantly recognizable as a member of the British Foot Guards, the soldiers responsible for protecting the royal residences in London.

Usage Context

Used to denote British culture, travel to London, or the concept of standing watch or guarding something. It is frequently sent alongside symbols like 🇬🇧 to signal a connection to the United Kingdom or 🏰 to reference the royal palaces.

History

The guard was added to the emoji set in 2010 as part of Unicode 6.0. The design pays homage to the iconic visual of the Queen’s Guard, whose presence at Buckingham Palace has been a staple of British tourism and state ceremony since the 17th century.

Details

Glyph

💂‍♂

Unicode

U+1F482 U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f482_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC82;‍♂

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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