Police car Emoji
Travel
A side view of a standard patrol car, typically depicted with a light bar on the roof and high-contrast paint markings. It represents law enforcement, emergency response vehicles, or a police presence.
Usage Context
Used to alert others to the presence of law enforcement, to talk about getting pulled over, or as a shorthand for 'the police are here.' It is frequently used in posts about traffic stops, city patrol activity, or when someone is joking about 'the cops' showing up to a party. It is often paired with 👮 or 🚨 to emphasize an urgent or official situation.
History
The police car was added to the Unicode standard in 2010 as part of the initial set of emoji meant to bridge the gap between early Japanese mobile phone icons and global digital communication standards. Its design draws from the classic silhouette of the American-style patrol cruiser, which was a standard visual trope in early 2000s web graphics.
Details
Glyph
🚓
Unicode
U+1F693
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f693:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category Travel
Subcategory transport-ground
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
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.
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