leg: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9B5 1F3FB
Description
A light-skinned person with curly hair, depicted with a full head of curly or wavy hair, often in shades of brown or black. The curl pattern can vary from loose waves to tight coils.
Group:
People & Body > body-parts
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, as it represents a physical characteristic. It's used to identify or refer to individuals with this hair type.
Backstory
The 🧑🦱 (person: curly hair) emoji was introduced in Unicode 11.0 (2018) to provide more representation for different hair types, reflecting the diversity of human appearance. The 1F3FB is a skin tone modifier, added as part of Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for more inclusive representation across various emojis.
Usage Examples
- Describing someone: 'She's the one with the curly hair and the blue shirt. 🧑🦱'
- Identifying a group: 'All the people with curly hair gather here. 🧑🦱'
- Celebrating natural hair: 'Embracing my natural curls! 🧑🦱'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often seen as a representation of diversity in hair types. Can be used to celebrate natural hair.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, but curly hair might be less common culturally, so it could represent a unique or less common appearance.