What does ๐ Guard mean?
A guard in a tall black bearskin hat, styled after the ceremonial soldiers outside Buckingham Palace in London. People use it for trips to London, British culture, royal events and the famous Changing of the Guard. It also stands for staying perfectly still or keeping a straight face no matter what, and for protecting something precious, like the snack drawer. The base emoji is gender-neutral, with man and woman versions also available.
๐ Guard is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about buckingham, helmet, london and palace.
Example messages
๐ Guard on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Guard looks on each platform.
Guard in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Guard emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ 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 :guardsman:.
When was the Guard emoji added?
๐ Guard was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Guard emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐พ ๐๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Guard. The underlying code (U+1F482) 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.