Elf: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure representing a fantasy elf, characterized by signature long, pointed ears and a peaceful expression. This version displays a medium-light skin tone, sitting within the expanded range of human-like emoji options.

Usage Context

Used to discuss fantasy literature, tabletop roleplaying games, or movies featuring mythical creatures. People often use this alongside other magical characters like 🧚 or 🧙 when talking about folklore or themed costume events.

History

The base elf emoji was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017. The skin tone variations were added shortly after to allow users to better reflect the diverse ways fantasy characters are depicted in modern media and gaming communities.

Details

Glyph

🧝🏼

Unicode

U+1F9DD U+1F3FC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dd_1f3fc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDD;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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