Bust in silhouette Emoji
People
A dark, featureless silhouette of a person from the shoulders up, set against a light background. It depicts a generic human figure without specific gender, age, or identity markers.
Usage Context
This icon is the standard shorthand for user profiles, account settings, or contact lists across almost every digital platform. When you see a greyed-out version, it signals an empty profile or an anonymous user who hasn't uploaded a photo, frequently appearing next to 👥 to indicate group members or a connection request.
History
Adopted into Unicode 6.0 in 2010, this character draws directly from the early days of desktop operating systems and web forums. It was designed to replace the placeholder images used in contact address books and internal messaging systems during the late 90s, where visual identity was often hidden to save bandwidth and maintain privacy.
Details
Glyph
👤
Unicode
U+1F464
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f464:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-symbol
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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