Supervillain: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A character wearing a mask and a long, flowing cape, rendered with a medium-dark skin tone. The design features a classic comic book-style domino mask that hides the wearer's identity while signaling their status as a classic adversary.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone acting devious, playing the role of an antagonist in a conversation, or referencing comic book tropes. It is frequently sent as a playful jab when someone is up to no good or plotting a minor prank, often paired with the 😈 or 💥 emojis to emphasize the dramatic flair.

History

This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2018 as part of the expansion of character archetypes. It reflects the global cultural obsession with superhero media and the need for specific, diverse character representations in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🦹🏾

Unicode

U+1F9B9 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9b9_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDB9;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

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

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