Police car light Emoji

Travel

A bright red, revolving emergency beacon often mounted to the roof of a police cruiser, ambulance, or fire truck. It features a stylized light bulb at the center with radiating beams suggesting a fast-spinning, flashing motion.

Usage Context

Used to grab attention in group chats, signal an emergency, or announce breaking news. It frequently marks content that is urgent, high-priority, or indicative of a 'heads up' situation. It is commonly paired with 🚔 or 🚑 to provide visual context for a roadside incident or a call for help.

History

Included in the Emoji 1.0 update in 2015, this icon was derived from the visual language of Japanese emergency vehicles. Its design reflects the classic rotating halogen beacons that predated modern LED light bars in global law enforcement and rescue fleets.

Details

Glyph

🚨

Unicode

U+1F6A8

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f6a8:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDEA8;

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

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