U+1F396 · emoji since 2014
The military medal is a striped ribbon and star awarded for honor and service. It means bravery, achievement, and earned respect.
It marks recognition and pride, and tags any standout effort that deserves a medal of its own.
In texting, 🎖️ does not carry a widely used hidden or slang meaning, so you can usually take it at face value. People send it just as it looks, to add a little visual touch or set the mood of a message. Only a handful of emoji have a separate texting code, and 🎖️ is not really one of them.
Its official Unicode name is the Military Medal emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the military medal emoji or describe what it shows. Copy and paste it from the button at the top of this page.
The 🎖️ leads off a short phrase, and the rest of the words are written in cipher, every letter disguised as another emoji. Tap decipher to reveal the whole line.
Or make your own cipher in the translator.