Military Helmet 🪖

🪖 (U+1FA96) is a standard Unicode character that you can copy and paste anywhere text is accepted. This page provides a concise reference with safe tips, internal links, and practical guidance so you can use it reliably across apps and platforms.

What it is and where it’s used: Military Helmet is part of the Symbols family (block: Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A). If you need styled or decorative alternatives, try our Fancy Text tool to generate compatible text that works in most modern interfaces.

History & usage: The MILITARY HELMET depicts a piece of protective gear used in military or combat settings. In messages, it can symbolize protection, training, or an active role in conflict scenarios. In user interfaces and captions, it can indicate security, defense, or gear as part of a game or story. In apps and educational content, it helps signal historical themes or safety equipment. Appearance can vary across platforms, apps, and fonts, so colors and shapes may differ. If a platform lacks color emoji support, a monochrome or text-style fallback may appear. For accessibility, ensure surrounding text conveys the intended meaning, and provide plain language descriptions when needed. Cross-platform rendering and font choices may affect how the symbol is read by assistive technologies.

Copy and input: the quickest method is to copy the character here. You can also insert it by its codepoint U+1FA96 in many development tools or editors. Some operating systems provide a character viewer or input palette that lets you search by name or code and insert the glyph into documents.

Display and fallback: if you see an empty box (tofu) or a placeholder rectangle, the active font might not include this codepoint. Switching to a font with broader Unicode coverage or using a fallback font usually fixes the issue. On the web, ensure the page’s font stack includes a general‑purpose fallback.

Related references: browse the Categories for similar characters. When choosing a symbol, prefer the official codepoint for semantic clarity and better compatibility with search, copy, and accessibility tooling.

See our category page for related symbols.