Older person Emoji

People

A gender-neutral representation of an elderly person, characterized by white hair and visible facial lines that denote aging. The face is depicted with a neutral, calm expression, focusing on the universal features of maturity.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss generational differences, show respect for elders, or represent grandparents in family-oriented messaging. It serves as a neutral alternative to the more specific 👴 or 👵 icons when the gender of the individual is unknown or irrelevant to the conversation.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0, this figure was introduced to broaden the diversity of the human character set, allowing users to express age without being forced to assign a binary gender identity.

Details

Glyph

🧓

Unicode

U+1F9D3

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d3:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD3;

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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