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Placard emoji 🪧

🪧 is the placard: a blank sign on a stick. It means protests, picket lines and announcements — marches, strikes, yard signs, “sign says…” jokes — and it is a handy…

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What the placard 🪧 emoji means

🪧 is the placard: a blank sign on a stick. It means protests, picket lines and announcements — marches, strikes, yard signs, “sign says…” jokes — and it is a handy blank for any message. Added in Emoji 13.0 (2020). Related: ✊ raised fist, 📢 loudspeaker, 🚧 construction sign, 📋 clipboard, 🗳️ ballot box.

Unicode name: placard · U+1FAA7 · Emoji 13.0 (2020) · group: Objects.

IN A POSTmarch starts at noon 🪧✊ bring water and a good slogan

How people use it

  • Protests: marches, strikes
  • Announcements: notices, signs
  • Elections: yard signs, campaigns
  • Blank sign: “insert message”

Compare the options

EmojiNameNotes
placardU+1FAA7Protest sign
raised fistU+270ASolidarity
loudspeakerU+1F4E2Announcement
constructionU+1F6A7Barrier sign
ballot box with ballotU+1F5F3 U+FE0FVote

Questions people ask

What does 🪧 mean?

A placard — protests, notices, signs.

When was 🪧 added?

2020, Emoji 13.0.

Is there a protest emoji?

🪧 with ✊ 📢 is the usual set.

About this guide

Written and maintained by the Emoji Directory editorial team, without ads or sponsorship. Meanings describe how the emoji is commonly used in public posts and messages, not an official definition. Names, code points, versions, keywords and translations come from the Unicode Emoji 18.0 and CLDR data; shortcodes from the gemoji project. Last reviewed . Spotted a mistake or a new usage? Tell us, or read how the directory is made.

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