Woman with headscarf: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A portrait of a woman wearing a hijab or headscarf with a medium skin tone. The design captures the fabric draped over the head and shoulders, representing a common form of modest headwear.
Usage Context
This emoji serves as a vital representation for millions of women who wear headscarves as part of their religious or cultural identity. It is frequently used in discussions about fashion, faith, and diversity, often appearing alongside other inclusive figures like ๐ฉ๐พ or ๐ง๐ป to represent a broader range of identities.
History
Introduced in 2017 as part of Unicode 10.0, this emoji was heavily campaigned for by teenager Rayouf Alhumedhi, who pointed out the lack of representation for women who wear headscarves in digital communication. It was developed to ensure users had a way to reflect their personal appearance and lived reality in global messaging apps.
Details
Glyph
๐ง๐ฝ
Unicode
U+1F9D5 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d5_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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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. ยฉ 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.