Mermaid: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A mythical sea creature featuring the head and torso of a woman with long, flowing hair and a fish-like tail, rendered with a medium-light skin tone. She holds a golden trident, reflecting her traditional portrayal as a powerful ruler of the underwater realm.
Usage Context
Frequently used to discuss seaside vacations, swimming, folklore, or fantasy themes. It is often paired with the water wave or fish to emphasize an oceanic setting. Users also select this to represent feminine strength or a love for aquatic life.
History
The mermaid emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 to expand upon the existing mythical creature library. The addition of skin tone modifiers followed the broader push for inclusive character options across global messaging platforms, allowing users to better represent their own appearance when using fantasy avatars.
Details
Glyph
🧜🏼♀
Unicode
U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2640
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9dc_1f3fc_200d_2640:
HTML Entity
����‍♀
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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