Pilot: light skin tone Emoji
People
A person wearing a professional pilot's hat with a light skin tone. The headgear features a distinct brim and a decorative emblem, signaling a career in aviation.
Usage Context
Used to discuss air travel, professional occupations, or as a way to identify the person flying a plane. It is frequently sent by travelers waiting at gates or when sharing stories about career aspirations. You might pair this with ✈️ or 🛫 to clarify that you are currently mid-flight or heading to the airport.
History
While the pilot emoji was added to Unicode in 2016, the ability to modify skin tones arrived shortly after to provide better representation for professionals globally. It draws inspiration from early computer icons that used specific uniforms to distinguish between various job roles in a high-speed, digital interface.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏻✈
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2708
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_2708:
HTML Entity
����‍✈
Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-role
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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