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.
| Emoji | 🛡️ |
| Unicode Name | Shield |
| Apple Name | Shield |
| Also Known As | |
| Codepoints | U+1F6E1, U+FE0F |
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Bengali | ঢল |
| Danish | skjold |
| German | schutzschild |
| English | shield |
| Spanish | escudo |
| French | bouclier |
| Hindi | ढल |
| Italian | scudo |
| Japanese | 盾 |
| Korean | 방패 |
| Marathi | ढल |
| Malay | perisai |
| Dutch | schild |
| Norwegian | skjold |
| Portuguese | escudo |
| Swedish | sköld |
| Tamil | கடயம |
| Telugu | కవచ |
| Chinese | 盾牌 |
















































