Woman with headscarf Emoji

People

A portrait of a woman wearing a head covering that drapes over her head and neck. The design typically features a solid-colored fabric wrap that frames the face.

Usage Context

Used to represent religious identity, modesty, or cultural heritage. It is frequently employed in conversations regarding diverse fashion choices or as a representative figure for women who observe head-covering traditions like the hijab, tichel, or mantilla. It is often used alongside other identity-focused icons like woman or person.

History

Added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0, this icon was developed following a successful proposal by a teenager named Rayouf Alhumedhi, who sought better representation for the millions of women worldwide who wear headscarves.

Details

Glyph

🧕

Unicode

U+1F9D5

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d5:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD5;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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