Safety vest

Safety vest Emoji

Objects

A bright yellow, high-visibility vest featuring silver reflective stripes across the chest and shoulders. It is a standard piece of protective gear used to ensure people remain easily seen in dark or hazardous work environments.

Usage Context

Widely used to signal road work, construction sites, or general caution. It often appears in messages regarding personal safety, shift work, or when someone is literally or figuratively 'gearing up' for a difficult task. It pairs well with other work-related icons like 🏗️ or 🚧.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2019, this emoji was introduced as part of a push to include more professional equipment and protective clothing within the digital lexicon, reflecting the increasing global demand for safety imagery in modern messaging.

Details

Glyph
🦺
Unicode
U+1F9BA
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9ba:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X
Category Objects
Subcategory clothing
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Tags
safety vestprotectionemergencysafetyvestobjectsclothinghigh-visibilityconstructionworkwearwarninghi-vis

Twemoji Attribution

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

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