Elf: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A figure with pointed ears, long flowing hair, and a medium-dark skin tone. It portrays the classic fantasy archetype of an elf, often associated with woodland dwellers or immortal beings from ancient legends.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for fans of high-fantasy tabletop games, literature, and movies. People use it to talk about gaming sessions, cosplay, or when describing someone with a sharp or otherworldly appearance. It is frequently seen alongside other magical figures like the fairy or wizard.
History
The base elf emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017. The ability to modify its skin tone was introduced shortly after to align with the expanded diversity options for human-based characters, allowing users to represent a broader spectrum of fantasy personas.
Details
Glyph
🧝🏾
Unicode
U+1F9DD U+1F3FE
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9dd_1f3fe:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-fantasy
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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