Ninja Emoji
People
A figure dressed in a traditional black shinobi shozoku with only their eyes visible. This character appears ready for covert movement, typically shown in a classic mid-motion action stance.
Usage Context
Used to describe someone being sneaky, moving without a sound, or disappearing from a conversation suddenly. It is a frequent choice when discussing online privacy or keeping a secret, and it pairs well with 🕵️ when someone is playing detective or hiding in plain sight.
History
Added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0, the ninja was introduced to meet high user demand for a character representing stealth, martial arts, and the pop-culture archetype of the shadow warrior.
Details
Glyph
🥷
Unicode
U+1F977
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f977:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-role
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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