leg: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F9B5 1F3FF
Description
A bald person with dark skin tone, depicted as gender-neutral.
Group:
People & Body > body-parts
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, as it represents a physical characteristic rather than an emotion. It's used to depict diversity in appearance.
Backstory
This emoji sequence combines 'Bald Person' (1F9B5) with 'Emoji Modifier Fitzpatric Type-6' (1F3FF) to specify a dark skin tone. The 'Bald Person' emoji was introduced in Unicode 11.0 (2018) as part of an effort to expand representation of diverse physical appearances and to move towards more gender-neutral designs where applicable, rather than strictly male or female. The skin tone modifiers (Fitzpatrick scale) have been available since Unicode 8.0 (2015), allowing users to specify the skin tone for various human-representing emojis.
Usage Examples
- Describing someone's appearance: 'My friend has this emoji. 🧑🏿🦲'
- Representing diversity: 'Emojis are becoming more inclusive. 🧑🏿🦲'
- Referring to baldness with a specific skin tone: 'He's a bald person with a dark complexion. 🧑🏿🦲'
Cultural Differences
General culture:
Represents inclusivity and diversity, acknowledging different appearances across genders and ethnicities. It's a progressive step in emoji representation.