Judge: light skin tone Emoji

People

A person with light skin wearing a traditional black judicial robe and a white collar. The figure is often depicted holding a gavel or standing before a courtroom bench to represent the legal system.

Usage Context

Used to discuss legal matters, court rulings, or to signify someone passing judgment on a situation. It frequently appears alongside emojis like ⚖️ to emphasize fairness or 🔨 to represent the authority of the court.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard as part of the drive to include diverse human roles and skin tone modifiers. By allowing users to select skin tones, the platform moved away from the default yellow icons to better represent real-world professionals in the legal field.

Details

Glyph
🧑🏻‍⚖
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2696
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_200d_2696:
HTML Entity
����‍⚖

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-role
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
justicelawscalesjudgelight skin tonepeoplepersonrolecourtroomlegalgavelverdict

Microsoft Fluent License

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