shield
shield meaning
A shield. It stands for defence, protection and security, and it is the standard icon for antivirus software, security settings and anything that guards something else. It appears in gaming, security and heraldic contexts, and it is one of the most-used icons in software for the general idea of being protected.
Meaning
A shield. It stands for defence, protection and security, and it is the standard icon for antivirus software, security settings and anything that guards something else. It appears in gaming, security and heraldic contexts, and it is one of the most-used icons in software for the general idea of being protected.
Trend over time
Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Shield
How to use it
- Protected and secure 🛡️
- Defence first, always 🛡️
- Shields up 🛡️
How it looks
OFL-1.1 / Apache-2.0
Google Noto Color Emoji — SIL OFL 1.1 (font) / Apache 2.0 (code).
CC-BY-4.0
Twemoji by Twitter/X contributors — CC-BY-4.0 (jdecked/twemoji).
CC-BY-SA-4.0
OpenMoji by the HfG Karlsruhe — CC-BY-SA-4.0.
Apache-2.0
Blobmoji — Apache-2.0 (derivative of Noto).
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This emoji in other languages
Available in 100 languages
Show all language names
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | skild |
| አማርኛ | ጋሻ |
| العربية | درع |
| অসমীয়া | ঢাল |
| azərbaycan | qalxan |
| башҡорт | ҡалҡан |
| беларуская | шчыт |
| български | щит |
| বাংলা | ঢাল |
| bosanski | štit |
| català | escut |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎠᏚᏢᏙᏗ |
| čeština | štít |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хулккан |
| Cymraeg | tarian |
| Deutsch | Schutzschild |
| dolnoserbšćina | šćit |
| Ελληνικά | ασπίδα |
| English | shield |
| español | escudo |
| eesti | kilp |
| euskara | ezkutua |
| فارسی | سپر |
| suomi | kilpi |
| Filipino | kalasag |
| føroyskt | skjøldur |
| français | bouclier |
| Gaeilge | sciath |
| Gàidhlig | sgiath-dìon |
| galego | escudo |
| ગુજરાતી | ઢાલ |
| Hausa | garkuwa |
| עברית | מגן |
| हिन्दी | ढाल |
| hrvatski | štit |
| hornjoserbšćina | tarč |
| magyar | pajzs |
| հայերեն | վահան |
| Indonesia | perisai |
| íslenska | skjöldur |
| italiano | scudo |
| 日本語 | 盾 |
| Jawa | tameng |
| ქართული | ფარი |
| қазақ тілі | қалқан |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قالقان |
| ខ្មែរ | ខែល |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಗುರಾಣಿ |
| 한국어 | 방패 |
| कोंकणी | ढाल |
| кыргызча | калкан |
| ລາວ | ໂລ່ປ້ອງກັນ |
| lietuvių | skydas |
| latviešu | vairogs |
| македонски | штит |
| മലയാളം | ഷീൽഡ് |
| монгол | бамбай |
| मराठी | ढाल |
| Melayu | perisai |
| မြန်မာ | ဒိုင်း |
| नेपाली | ढाल |
| Nederlands | schild |
| norsk | skjold |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଢାଲ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਢਾਲ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Shild |
| polski | tarcza |
| پښتو | ډال |
| português | escudo |
| rumantsch | scut |
| română | scut |
| русский | щит |
| سنڌي | ڍال |
| တႆး | ၵၢပ်ႇႁႄႉ |
| සිංහල | පලිහ |
| slovenčina | štít |
| slovenščina | ščit |
| Soomaali | gaashaan |
| shqip | mburojë |
| српски | штит |
| srpski | štit |
| svenska | sköld |
| Kiswahili | ngao |
| தமிழ் | கேடயம் |
| తెలుగు | కవచం |
| ไทย | โล่ |
| ትግርኛ | ዋልታ |
| türkmen dili | galkan |
| lea fakatonga | pā |
| Türkçe | kalkan |
| українська | щит |
| اردو | شیلڈ |
| o‘zbek | qalqon |
| Tiếng Việt | cái khiên |
| Èdè Yorùbá | ohun èlò àbò |
| 粵語 | 盾 |
| 粤语 | 盾 |
| 中文 | 盾牌 |
| 繁體中文 | 盾牌 |
| isiZulu | ihawu |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6E1 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :shield:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the shield emoji (🛡️) mean?
- A shield. It stands for defence, protection and security, and it is the standard icon for antivirus software, security settings and anything that guards something else. It appears in gaming, security and heraldic contexts, and it is one of the most-used icons in software for the general idea of being protected.
- How do you type the shield emoji?
- Copy the shield emoji 🛡️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the shield emoji in?
- The shield emoji belongs to the Objects category.