Merperson Emoji

People

A figure with the upper body of a person and the shimmering tail of a fish. The design typically features long flowing hair and a colored tail, representing the classic legendary aquatic creature.

Usage Context

Used to discuss ocean life, folklore, fantasy fiction, or beach vacations. It is frequently paired with other water-themed icons like 🌊 or 🧜‍♀️ to set a mythological scene or convey a love for the sea.

History

Added in 2017 as part of Unicode 10.0, this emoji was introduced to provide a gender-neutral alternative to the existing female 🧜‍♀️ and male 🧜‍♂️ variants, reflecting a push for more inclusive character options in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧜

Unicode

U+1F9DC

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;

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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