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 Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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