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

&#xD83D;&#xDE93;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category Travel

Subcategory transport-ground

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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