Ninja: light skin tone Emoji

People

A figure dressed in a traditional dark ninja uniform including a hood and face mask, shown with a light skin tone. The character is depicted in a crouched, ready-to-move stance that suggests agility and silence.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone moving secretly, working behind the scenes, or displaying impressive stealth-like skills. It is frequently sent when someone is ghosting a conversation or pulling off a surprise, often paired with emojis like 🤫 or 🕶️ to emphasize secrecy.

History

The ninja emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. It was introduced to fill a gap in pop-culture representation, reflecting the enduring influence of martial arts cinema and stealth-based gaming tropes in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🥷🏻

Unicode

U+1F977 U+1F3FB

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f977_1f3fb:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD77;&#xD83C;&#xDFFB;

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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