Woman with headscarf: light skin tone Emoji
People
A portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored headscarf, displayed with a fair skin tone modifier. The icon depicts the fabric wrapped neatly around the head and neck, covering the hair.
Usage Context
This emoji is used to represent Muslim women who wear a hijab, as well as individuals from various cultures and faiths who wear head coverings for religious, traditional, or personal reasons. It is often used in conversations about faith, identity, and cultural expression. It pairs well with other diverse person emojis like 👨🦱 or 👩🏽🦰 to showcase a wide range of human appearances.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2017, this emoji was developed following a successful proposal that highlighted the need for better representation of Muslim women in digital communication. Its inclusion allowed for more inclusive messaging and reflected the global diversity of people who wear headscarves daily.
Details
Glyph
🧕🏻
Unicode
U+1F9D5 U+1F3FB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d5_1f3fb:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-role
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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