🛡️ Shield is an emoji from the Objects category. Its Unicode code point is U+1F6E1 and it was released in Unicode 7.0 (2014). Press Copy to paste it anywhere.
What does 🛡️ Shield mean?
The 🛡️ Shield emoji belongs to the tools group of the Objects category. It is commonly associated with weapon. Shield has been available since Unicode 7.0 (2014), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :shield: to insert it.
Shield emoji codes
| Emoji | 🛡️ |
|---|---|
| Unicode | U+1F6E1 |
| HTML entity (decimal) | 🛡 |
| HTML entity (hex) | 🛡 |
| CSS | \1F6E1 |
| JavaScript | \u{1F6E1} |
| Python | \U0001F6E1 |
| URL-encoded | %F0%9F%9B%A1 |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F 9B A1 |
| Shortcode | :shield: |
How to type 🛡️ on your keyboard
- Windows: press Win + . and search for “shield”.
- Mac: press Control + Command + Space and search for “shield”.
- iPhone / Android: open the emoji keyboard and search “shield”.
- HTML: write
🛡in your page source. - Anywhere: use the Copy button above, then paste.
Shield keywords
- weapon
Frequently asked questions
What does 🛡️ mean?
The 🛡️ Shield emoji belongs to the tools group of the Objects category. It is commonly associated with weapon. Shield has been available since Unicode 7.0 (2014), so it displays on almost all current devices. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can type :shield: to insert it.
How do I copy and paste the Shield emoji?
Press the Copy button above (or click the 🛡️ emoji) to copy it to your clipboard, then paste it with Ctrl + V on Windows, Cmd + V on Mac, or long-press → Paste on iPhone and Android.
When was 🛡️ Shield added to Unicode?
Shield was released as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014.
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Sources
Name, code point, category and keywords: Unicode® Emoji 17.0 and Unicode CLDR.