Child Emoji

People

A gender-neutral representation of a young person featuring a simple face with short hair. It is designed to depict a child regardless of gender identity, making it a versatile option for family-related messaging.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss parenting, childhood memories, or to represent one's own children in group chats. It is often used alongside family-oriented emojis like 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 or 👶 to depict the members of a household.

History

The child emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of a push for greater inclusivity. It was created to bridge the gap between specific boy or girl icons, allowing users to refer to youth without assigning a specific gender, reflecting the modern evolution of inclusive digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧒

Unicode

U+1F9D2

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d2:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD2;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Google. © Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.

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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