Police officer emoji 👮
👮 is the police officer: a face in a peaked cap with a badge. It means police, cops, the law — a literal officer, a “fun police” joke, “arrest him 👮” under a bad pun…
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What the police officer 👮 emoji means
👮 is the police officer: a face in a peaked cap with a badge. It means police, cops, the law — a literal officer, a “fun police” joke, “arrest him 👮” under a bad pun, “calling the 👮 on this take”. 👮♀️ woman police officer and 👮♂️ man police officer are the gendered forms and all take skin tones. An original 2010 emoji, it comes with 🚓 police car, 🚨 police car light and 🕵️ detective; the crime side of the story is on the robber emoji guide.
Unicode name: police officer · U+1F46E · Emoji 0.6 (original set) · group: People & Body.
How people use it
- Police: officers, news, careers
- Fun police: jokes about rules
- “Arrest him”: reacting to bad puns and crimes against fashion
- Safety and reporting: with 🚨
Compare the options
| Emoji | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| police officerU+1F46E | Police | |
| woman police officerU+1F46E U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F | Female officer | |
| man police officerU+1F46E U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F | Male officer | |
| police carU+1F693 | The car | |
| police car lightU+1F6A8 | Siren, alert | |
| detectiveU+1F575 U+FE0F | Detective, spy |
Questions people ask
What does 👮 mean?
A police officer — literally, or as a joke about enforcing rules.
What does 👮 mean from a guy?
Usually a joke: he is “arresting” you for something, or playing the fun police.
Is there a sheriff emoji?
No. 👮 police officer or 🤠 cowboy hat face are used for sheriffs.
How do skin tone variations work on 👮?
Yes, the police officer emoji supports five skin tone modifiers, plus gender variants. For example, 👮🏻♂️ shows a man police officer with light skin tone, and 👮🏿♀️ shows a woman police officer with dark skin tone.
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.
