Guard 💂
Copy & Meaning

The guard emoji, depicting a person in red uniform with a tall black bearskin hat. This emoji is used to express royal guards, particularly the iconic British Buckingham Palace guards. Common usage includes 'Buckingham Palace guards💂' 'Royal guard💂' or 'Changing of the guard💂' This is the gender-neutral version. Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the emoji is specifically modeled after the traditional British Royal Guards. The Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace is one of London's most famous tourist attractions, drawing visitors from around the world.

The guards are famous for their stoic, expressionless demeanor and remarkable stillness, which has spawned a popular trend of 'trying to make a guard laugh' on social media. In reality, they are members of the Foot Guards, elite British Army units with combat experience. The emoji is widely used in posts about Buckingham Palace, London travel, the British Royal Family, British culture, tourism, the Changing of the Guard ceremony, and Halloween costumes. Skin tone modifiers can be applied.