Person getting haircut: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A person with a medium skin tone sitting in a chair while scissors trim their hair. The image shows a classic salon or barbershop setup, focusing on the act of grooming and hair maintenance.
Usage Context
Used to tell friends you are heading to the salon, getting a fresh look, or simply updating your style. It is frequently sent alongside ✂️ to signal a haircut in progress or a post-appointment reveal.
History
This emoji was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 as part of the broader rollout of skin tone modifiers. Before this update, the hair-cutting person was restricted to a single default color, limiting the representation of diverse hair textures and styling experiences across different cultures.
Details
Glyph
💇🏽
Unicode
U+1F487 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f487_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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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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