What does 🎖️ Military Medal mean?
A military medal hanging from a striped ribbon, the kind awarded for service or bravery. It is used for veterans, remembrance days, military achievements and messages of thanks to those who serve. In everyday chat it also becomes a light-hearted award for surviving something difficult – “you deserve a medal for that” – such as sitting through a three-hour meeting or calming a toddler meltdown.
🎖️ Military Medal is an emoji from the Activities category (awards & medals), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014. People use it in messages about award and celebration.
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🎖️ Military Medal on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Military Medal looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Military Medal emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and 🎖️ 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 :medal:.
When was the Military Medal emoji added?
🎖️ Military Medal was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does 🎖️ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Military Medal. The underlying code (U+1F396 U+FE0F) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their device’s style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.