Ninja: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A dark-skinned figure dressed in a traditional black shinobi shozoku with a face mask covering everything but the eyes. The character is depicted in a crouched, ready-to-move stance, suggesting a quick exit or a hidden maneuver.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone acting stealthily, staying quiet, or keeping a low profile. It is the go-to emoji for jokes about sneaking out, ghosting a conversation, or having impressive hidden talents. It is frequently paired with 🤫 or 🏃 to emphasize the act of disappearing or keeping a secret.

History

The ninja emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2020 as part of Emoji 13.0. Its inclusion followed years of online demand for a character that represented stealth and martial arts, moving beyond the older 🤺 fencer or 🥋 martial arts uniform to represent specific folklore-based character archetypes.

Details

Glyph

🥷🏾

Unicode

U+1F977 U+1F3FE

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f977_1f3fe:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDD77;&#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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