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

&#xD83E;&#xDEA7;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Objects

Subcategory other-object

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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