Supervillain: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned character wearing a purple eye mask and a flowing cape, typically signaling a comic book antagonist. This character design draws directly from the classic tropes of masked comic book figures often cast as the rival to a superhero.
Usage Context
Used to denote someone acting deviously, playing a prank, or jokingly positioning themselves as the 'bad guy' in a conversation. It frequently appears alongside the hero version 🦸 to illustrate a conflict or a lighthearted rivalry between friends.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the expansion of superhero and villain characters. The ability to modify skin tones was later introduced to ensure broader representation in digital communications, reflecting the diverse cast of characters found in modern pop culture and graphic novels.
Details
Glyph
🦹🏿
Unicode
U+1F9B9 U+1F3FF
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9b9_1f3ff:
HTML Entity
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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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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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