A shield, as blocks swords in close combat. Color and style varies across platforms, but generally depicted in a kite shape with a metal border and simple pattern.
Commonly used to represent various content concerning battle, defense, security, and protection.
Apple and Microsoft’s designs feature a red and white sawtooth pattern, Facebook and WhatsApp’s blue and white checkers.
May be paired with (or fending off) ⚔️ Crossed Swords or ?️ Dagger. Not to be confused with ? Japanese Symbol for Beginner.
Shield was approved as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
U+1F6E1
U+FE0F
?️ Shield
?️ Variation selector-16