Police Officer 👮
Copy & Meaning

The police officer emoji, depicting a person in blue uniform wearing a hat with a star badge. This emoji is used to express police officers, law enforcement, and public safety. Common usage includes 'Asked an officer for directions👮' 'Thanks officer👮' or 'Public safety👮' This is the gender-neutral version. Added in Unicode 6.0 in 2010, the emoji is widely used worldwide as a symbol for police, cops, and law enforcement.

Different platforms render the hat design differently—Apple shows an American-style police hat, Google shows a more European-style cap—reflecting regional variations. The emoji is used in topics related to police, public safety, crime prevention, traffic safety, criminal investigation, emergency calls (911 in the US, 110 in Japan), patrols, lost child protection, and community policing. In Japan, it represents 'omawari-san' (officer) or 'koban' (police box), while in other cultures it represents various police traditions. It's also commonly used for Halloween costumes and children's cops-and-robbers play.