Mermaid: light skin tone Emoji

People

A mythical sea creature featuring the head and torso of a woman with light skin and a long, scaly fish tail. This specific version represents a female mermaid.

Usage Context

Used to discuss ocean life, fantasy themes, or fairytale characters. People often use this emoji when referring to swimming, beach trips, or nautical folklore. It is frequently paired with other water-themed icons like 🌊 or 🐚.

History

The base mermaid emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017. The skin tone modifier was introduced shortly after to allow users to represent diverse identities, reflecting the broader push for inclusivity in digital communication across global platforms.

Details

Glyph

🧜🏻‍♀

Unicode

U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc_1f3fb_200d_2640:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;&#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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