Person: curly hair Emoji
People
A gender-neutral figure characterized by a dense, voluminous mop of curly hair. The design focuses on the texture of the hair to distinguish it from the standard 🧑 emoji.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to describe someone with wavy or coily hair types without specifying their gender. It is a staple in online profiles, chat threads, and casual conversations about hair care, salon visits, or simply identifying people in group photos.
History
Added in 2018 as part of Unicode 11.0, this emoji was released alongside a collection of other hairstyle-specific variants like 🧑🦰 and 🧑🦳. These were developed to move away from rigid gender archetypes, allowing users more flexibility to represent the diverse hair textures found in the real world.
Details
Glyph
🧑🦱
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F9B1
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_200d_1f9b1:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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