Fairy: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A mythical being featuring a medium-dark skin tone, delicate translucent wings, and an ethereal glow. It represents a classic folklore character often depicted as a small, humanoid spirit with magical abilities.

Usage Context

Used to denote themes of fantasy, magic, or whimsy in digital conversations. It is frequently sent when discussing nature, cosplay, or fairy tales. People often combine it with the sparkle emoji ✨ or the magic wand 🪄 to emphasize a sense of wonder or enchantment.

History

While the base fairy emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 to expand representation in fantasy iconography, the skin tone modifiers were introduced later via the Emoji 5.0 update, allowing users to better customize their digital avatars to match their personal identity.

Details

Glyph

🧚🏾

Unicode

U+1F9DA U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9da_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDA;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

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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