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Placard

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
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Specifications

Vendor Google
Category Objects
Subcategory other-object
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
placardannouncementdemonstrationlawnpicketpostprotestsignactivismrallynoticepublic statement

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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.

Apache 2.0SIL OFL 1.1Noto Repository

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