Person in steamy room: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person with a dark skin tone wrapped in a white towel, sitting inside a sauna. The character is shown with a soft, relaxed expression, surrounded by a light-colored cloud to signify rising steam.

Usage Context

This emoji is the go-to for talking about self-care, spa days, or sweating it out in a sauna. It is frequently sent when someone is trying to unwind after a long week or planning a trip to a bathhouse. Use it alongside 💆 or 🛀 to emphasize a theme of deep relaxation and physical restoration.

History

Part of the Unicode 10.0 release in 2017, this character was introduced alongside the standard person in steamy room icon to bring more inclusive skin tone options to lifestyle-related pictograms. It reflects the broader move in digital communication to allow users to better represent their personal identities in everyday social interactions.

Details

Glyph

🧖🏿

Unicode

U+1F9D6 U+1F3FF

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d6_1f3ff:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD6;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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