Identification Card emoji meaning

What does 🪪 mean in messages?

Unicode calls this emoji “identification card.” It is a quick visual label for identification card, its use, or a related task.

Use 🪪 for the pictured object, a related task, or a visual label. Unicode calls it “identification card.” That name is a safe, neutral label when the social meaning is not clear.

For a wider view, browse objects emoji, use the emoji meaning finder, or read the emoji meanings in context guide.

Example messages with 🪪

Unicode construction and code points

This copyable emoji is a single-code-point emoji. It uses 1 core Unicode code point: U+1FAAA unnamed unicode character.

Version and platform support

The identification card emoji was introduced in Emoji 14.0 and is classified in the other object subgroup. Most maintained platforms support this emoji, although artwork and sequence handling still vary by vendor.

Names, keywords, and classification

The standardized name is “identification card.” Search terms indexed for this entry include card, identification. It belongs to Objects and the other object subgroup. These labels help identify and find the character; they do not prove a sender’s intended tone.

Accessibility and clear wording

For alt text, start with “identification card.” Use clearer words when the emoji is only decoration, a metaphor, or slang.

Do not use this emoji as the only carrier of an emergency, deadline, consent decision, medical instruction, or other high-stakes message. The character is standardized, but Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and social platforms supply different artwork.