Detective: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A character wearing a classic trench coat and a wide-brimmed fedora, peering forward with a look of quiet investigation. This variation features a medium-dark skin tone, reflecting the push for more representative character options in digital messaging.

Usage Context

Used to signal suspicion, intrigue, or a 'mystery solved' moment. People often send this when they are doing some light stalking on social media, trying to uncover the truth, or playing a game of Clue. It pairs well with the 🔍 magnifying glass or the 🤫 shushing face to emphasize secrecy.

History

The original detective character arrived in Unicode 7.0 in 2014, inspired by the archetypal noir-film private investigator. The skin tone modifiers were added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, utilizing the Fitzpatrick scale to allow users to better reflect their own likeness while using professional or character-based emojis.

Details

Glyph

🕵🏾

Unicode

U+1F575 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f575_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDD75;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

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