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
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-role
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License CC-BY 4.0
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
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