Person wearing turban: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A headshot featuring a person with medium-toned skin wearing a wrapped turban. The head covering is typically depicted in a neutral or muted color, signifying traditional headwear common in various cultures across South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to represent someone wearing a turban, whether for religious observance, cultural tradition, or personal style. It is often used in discussions regarding cultural identity, regional fashion, or to celebrate specific holidays and festivals. It can be paired with other identity-focused icons like person wearing headscarf or man in lotus position to represent a diverse range of practices.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2014, this character was part of a major effort to expand the diversity of human representation in digital communication. The introduction of skin tone modifiers in 2015 allowed for the more inclusive mapping of this emoji across different global populations.

Details

Glyph
👳🏽
Unicode
U+1F473 U+1F3FD
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f473_1f3fd:
HTML Entity
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Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-role
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
personturbanwearingturbanmedium skin tonepeopleroleculturetraditionheadwearidentity

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