What does ๐ Oncoming Police Car mean?
A police car driving straight toward the viewer with its lights flashing. It conveys police arriving, getting caught or a situation turning serious. People use it jokingly to say โbustedโ when someone is caught out, or to warn friends that a parent or boss is on the way. ๐ is the side view of the same car, and ๐จ is just the siren light.
๐ Oncoming Police Car is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.7 in 2014.
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๐ Oncoming Police Car on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Oncoming Police Car looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the Oncoming Police Car 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 :oncoming_police_car:.
When was the Oncoming Police Car emoji added?
๐ Oncoming Police Car was added in Emoji 0.7, released in 2014. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Why does ๐ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Oncoming Police Car. The underlying code (U+1F694) 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.