What does ๐ฎ๐ผ Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone mean?
๐ฎ๐ผ is the Police Officer emoji (๐ฎ) with a medium-light skin tone (๐ผ, Fitzpatrick type 3) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.
A person in a police uniform and cap, representing police officers, law enforcement and security. People use it for real-life situations like getting pulled over, reporting a theft or talking about a police career. It is even more familiar as a joke: the โfashion police,โ the โgrammar policeโ or someone acting like the fun police in the group chat. The base emoji is gender-neutral, while man and woman versions are also available.
๐ฎ๐ผ Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about apprehend, arrest, citation, cop, law and over.
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๐ฎ๐ผ Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Police Officer in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฎ๐ผ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ฎ๐ผ Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Police Officer emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ฎ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐พ ๐ฎ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ฎ๐ผ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Police Officer: Medium-Light Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F46E U+1F3FC) 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.