Woman with headscarf: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A portrait of a woman wearing a hijab covering her hair and neck, depicted with a medium-dark skin tone. The headscarf is typically shown in a soft shade like purple or blue to provide a clear contrast.

Usage Context

This emoji is widely used to celebrate Muslim identity, modesty, and religious faith. It is frequently sent during holidays like Ramadan or Eid, or to represent diversity and inclusion in digital communication. It is often used alongside emojis like 📿 or ☪️.

History

Proposed by teenager Rayouf Alhumedhi in 2016 to fill a gap in emoji representation, it was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2017. Its inclusion marked a major milestone in global digital inclusivity, ensuring more people could see their daily reality reflected in their keyboards.

Details

Glyph

🧕🏾

Unicode

U+1F9D5 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d5_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD5;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

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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