What does ๐โโ๏ธ Man Guard mean?
The man guard emoji is a male soldier in the iconic bearskin hat. It is mostly used for London trips and British themes, and for someone standing watch or stubbornly refusing to crack a smile.
๐โโ๏ธ Man Guard is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about buckingham, helmet, london and palace.
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๐โโ๏ธ Man Guard on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Man Guard looks on each platform.
Man Guard in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Man Guard emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐โโ๏ธ 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 :male-guard:.
When was the Man Guard emoji added?
๐โโ๏ธ Man Guard was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Man Guard emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐โโ๏ธ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐โโ๏ธ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Man Guard. The underlying code (U+1F482 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F) 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.