Man Guard
๐โโ๏ธ is the man guard emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 4.0 (2016). Unicode's keyword list links it with โbuckinghamโ, โhelmetโ, โlondonโ, and โpalaceโ.
Skin tones
Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.
Where person-role emoji usually appear
DBEmoji editorial interpretationApplies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.
- Talking about a job, profession, or service
- Illustrating a role in a team, guide, or announcement
Technical details
Source: Unicode Consortium- CLDR short name
- man guard
- Codepoint
- U+1F482 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Hex
- 1F482 200D 2642 FE0F
- Emoji version
- 4.0
- Unicode version
- 9.0
- First released
- 2016
- Unicode group
- People & Body
- Unicode subgroup
- person-role
- DBEmoji collection
- Role
- Status
- Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)
Role is a DBEmoji collection drawn from Unicodeโs People & Body group (the person-role subgroup โ occupations and social roles). How this data is built
GitHub shortcode
From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.
:guardsman:Keywords
Source: Unicode CLDRbuckingham ยท guard ยท helmet ยท london ยท man ยท palace
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How it looks

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)
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Questions people ask
- What does the ๐โโ๏ธ man guard emoji mean?
- ๐โโ๏ธ is the man guard emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 4.0 (2016). Unicode's keyword list links it with โbuckinghamโ, โhelmetโ, โlondonโ, and โpalaceโ.
- What is the Unicode codepoint for ๐โโ๏ธ?
- U+1F482 U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.
- When was the ๐โโ๏ธ man guard emoji released?
- It was added in Emoji 4.0, published in 2016, alongside Unicode 9.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
- How do I type ๐โโ๏ธ on my phone or computer?
- On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for โman guardโ. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy ๐โโ๏ธ from this page with one click.
- Does ๐โโ๏ธ come in different skin tones?
- Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐พโโ๏ธ ๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ. They all mean the same thing; long-press ๐โโ๏ธ on a phone keyboard to pick one.
- What is the shortcode for ๐โโ๏ธ?
- On GitHub, type :guardsman: and it turns into ๐โโ๏ธ โ that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.
