What does ๐ Police Car mean?
A police patrol car seen from the side, with lights on the roof. It is used for police, law enforcement and traffic stops. In jokes, it means someone is breaking a rule, from the fashion police to the grammar police, or that something is so good it ought to be illegal. โFive-Oโ, a slang name for the police, is linked to it too. For a car heading toward you, there is ๐.
๐ Police Car is an emoji from the Travel & Places category (ground transport), added in Emoji 0.6 in 2010. People use it in messages about 5โ0, cops and patrol.
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๐ Police Car on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Police Car looks on each platform.
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How do I copy and paste the 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 :police_car:.
When was the Police Car emoji added?
๐ Police Car was added in Emoji 0.6, released in 2010. 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 Police Car. The underlying code (U+1F693) 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.