U+26D1 · emoji since 2014
The rescue worker's helmet with a white cross is gear for first responders. It means safety, emergencies, and coming to the rescue.
It marks firefighters, paramedics, and search teams, the headgear of the brave people who show up when it counts.
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 Rescue Worker's Helmet emoji. In everyday chat most people just call it the rescue worker's helmet 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.
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