Merperson: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A figure with a human upper body and a fish tail, shown with a dark skin tone. This depiction draws from long-standing maritime myths of half-human, half-aquatic beings dwelling beneath the waves.

Usage Context

Used to discuss ocean life, fantasy stories, or mermaid-themed entertainment. It is often grouped with other sea-dwelling icons like 🧜‍♀️, 🧜‍♂️, or 🌊 when talking about beach vacations or the legends of sailors.

History

While merfolk have appeared in global folklore for centuries, this specific emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017. It followed a push for broader representation of skin tones across the human-based emoji catalog to ensure more inclusive digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧜🏿

Unicode

U+1F9DC U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

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