Fairy: light skin tone Emoji

People

A mythical humanoid figure with translucent, insect-like wings and pointed ears, rendered in a light skin tone. The character features a soft, ethereal appearance often associated with folklore and magic.

Usage Context

Used to represent whimsy, magic, or a sense of playfulness in conversation. It is frequently sent when discussing fantasy literature, movies, or to add a touch of sparkle to a message. It is often grouped with other magical figures like 🧙 or 🦄 to build a fantastical theme.

History

The base fairy emoji was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017. The modifier for skin tone was added shortly after to allow users to better represent personal identity within digital communication, following a broader industry shift toward inclusive character design in mobile messaging.

Details

Glyph

🧚🏻

Unicode

U+1F9DA U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9da_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDA;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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