👃🏽
nose: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F443 1F3FD
Description
An ear emoji with a medium-dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > body-parts
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, represents the sense of hearing or an individual's ear.
Backstory
The 'Ear' emoji (U+1F443) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifiers, including U+1F3FD for medium-dark skin tone, were standardized in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to allow for more diverse representation of human body parts and people.
Usage Examples
- To indicate listening: 'I'm all ears 👂🏾.'
- Referring to an ear: 'My ear is itchy 👂🏾.'
- In a medical context: 'Doctor's appointment for my ear 👂🏾.'
- Indicating hearing: 'Did you hear that? 👂🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to represent listening, hearing, or sometimes in the context of an ear infection or medical issue. The skin tone modifier allows for representation of diverse individuals.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, representing the physical ear or the act of listening. The skin tone modifier is widely accepted for inclusivity.