What does ๐งโ๐ Firefighter mean?
A person in a firefighterโs helmet and protective gear, standing for firefighters, fire departments and emergency responders. It is used to thank crews after wildfires or rescues, to share news about training and recruitment, and in the bios of people who serve. At work it also means putting out fires in the figurative sense, rushing to solve one crisis after another. This is the gender-neutral firefighter, with man and woman versions available as well.
๐งโ๐ Firefighter is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 12.1 in 2019. People use it in messages about fire and firetruck.
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๐งโ๐ Firefighter on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Firefighter looks on each platform.
Firefighter in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Firefighter emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐งโ๐ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :firefighter:.
When was the Firefighter emoji added?
๐งโ๐ Firefighter was added in Emoji 12.1, released in 2019. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Firefighter emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐งโ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ปโ๐ ๐ง๐ผโ๐ ๐ง๐ฝโ๐ ๐ง๐พโ๐ ๐ง๐ฟโ๐. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐งโ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Firefighter. The underlying code (U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F692) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.