Meaning
The police officer emoji displays a figure in the distinctive uniform of law enforcement—typically wearing a dark blue or black outfit with a police cap or hat bearing the characteristic badge. The design conveys authority and official status, with details like the uniform insignia and formal appearance that instantly signal this is a law enforcement professional.
This versatile emoji is used when discussing police, law enforcement, legal situations, or security matters. People send it literally when talking about interactions with police officers or career discussions in law enforcement. Figuratively, it often represents rules, authority, "watching over" someone, or joking about being caught doing something wrong. On social media, it appears in conversations about safety, community policing, and public security initiatives.
The emoji frequently shows up in contexts ranging from serious discussions about police reform and community relations to lighthearted jokes like "the cops are coming" when something rule-breaking happens. It's also used supportively in messages thanking or appreciating law enforcement, especially during awareness campaigns or after significant operations.
One of the earliest profession-related emoji, this character has maintained cultural relevance across decades of policing discussions. It was approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, making it one of the original profession-focused emoji in the standard.
Common Uses
- • Discussing law enforcement and police matters
- • Joking about breaking rules or 'getting caught'
- • Appreciating police officers and community safety
- • Referencing authority or security situations
Popular Combos
Did You Know?
This was one of the very first profession emoji created, dating back to Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010, before gendered profession variants became standard practice.
Keywords
Skin Tones & Variants
Related Emoji
Technical Reference
Platform Shortcodes
:cop: :cop: :cop: Developer Codes
| HTML (decimal) | 👮 |
| HTML (hex) | 👮 |
| CSS | \1F46E |
| JavaScript | \uD83D\uDC6E |
| Python | \U0001F46E |
| Java | \uD83D\uDC6E |
| Perl | \x{1F46E} |
| PHP / Ruby | \x{1F46E} |
| Punycode | xn--2qum |
| URL Encoded | %F0%9F%91%AE |
| UTF-8 Bytes | 0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xAE |
👮 in 28 languages
Names sourced from Unicode CLDR and emojibase.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | পুলিশ অফিসার |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 警察 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 警察 |
| Danish | politibetjent |
| Dutch | politieagent |
| English | police officer |
| English (UK) | police officer |
| Estonian | politseinik |
| Finnish | poliisi |
| French | officier de police |
| German | Polizist(in) |
| Hindi | पुलिस अधिकारी |
| Hungarian | zsaru |
| Italian | agente di polizia |
| Japanese | 警察官 |
| Korean | 경찰관 |
| Lithuanian | policininkas |
| Malay | pegawai polis |
| Norwegian | politibetjent |
| Polish | policjant |
| Portuguese | policial |
| Russian | полицейский |
| Spanish | agente de policía |
| Spanish (Mexico) | agente de policía |
| Swedish | polis |
| Thai | เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจ |
| Ukrainian | працівник поліції |
| Vietnamese | cảnh sát |