U+1F482 "💂" Guardsman Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
💂
U+1F482 "💂" Guardsman is a pictorial representation of a member of a ceremonial guard, most commonly associated with the iconic guards of the British royal palaces, such as those at Buckingham Palace. The emoji typically depicts a figure wearing a tall bearskin hat and a red uniform, symbolizing formality, tradition, and security. It is often used in digital communication to reference the United Kingdom, royal ceremonies, or the concept of standing watch or being on duty. The character was added to the Unicode Standard in 2010 as part of the Emoji 1.0 set, and it has multiple variants including male and female versions as well as different skin tones to promote inclusivity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1F482 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Guardsman |
| Block | Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs |
| General Category | Other Symbol |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 💂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 💂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9F 0x92 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD83D 0xDC82 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001F482 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud83d\udc82 |