---
title: "This Law Would Allow Emojis on License Plates"
description: "Vermont state rep Rebecca White has introduced a bill that would allow Vermont car owners to use one of six emojis on their vanity license plates."
date: "2020-01-27"
modified: "2020-01-27"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/law-emojis-license-plates"
categories:
  - "Advanced Transport"
tags:
  - "emojis"
  - "license plate"
  - "the digest"
  - "vermont"
---

# This Law Would Allow Emojis on License Plates

![Vermont state rep Rebecca White has introduced a bill that would allow Vermont car owners to use one of six emojis on their vanity license plates.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/law-emojis-license-plates.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Victor Tangermann\</em\>*

## Full Plate

Vermont state representative Rebecca White has introduced [a bill](<https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0866/H-0866%20As%20Introduced.pdf>) that would allow car owners in the state to use one of six emojis on their vanity license plates, [according to local news station *NBC5*](<https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-bill-would-allow-emojis-on-state-issued-license-plates/30644432>).

The emojis would be in addition to — not replacing — letters and numbers already assigned. That means law enforcement isn't going to have any trouble with distinguishing between, for instance, crying and laugh-crying faces during a hot pursuit.

It's still unclear what the six emojis drivers can chose from would be — but this writer suspects the maple leaf and ice cream cone emojis (Ben & Jerry's, anyone?) stand a chance of making the cut.

## Down Under

If passed, the bill could make Vermont the first US state to allow emojis on license plates.

But it wouldn't be the first in the world. Queensland, Australia [passed legislation](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/australia-emoji-license-plate>) last year allowing emojis to be used on license plates. Drivers have to pay anywhere between $160 and $500 for the privilege.

Currently, the most expensive vanity plate in Vermont is the conservation series, at $26 a year, [according to the *Washington Times*](<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jan/26/vermont-weighs-emoji-license-plates/>). Prices for potential emoji additions have not been revealed.

**READ MORE:** [A Vermont bill would bring emoji license plates to the US](<https://www.engadget.com/2020/01/27/vermont-bill-emoji-license-plates/?guccounter=1>) \[*Engadget*\]

**More on the topic:** *[Australian License Plates Can Now Include Emoji](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/australia-emoji-license-plate>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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