👶🏿
baby: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F476 1F3FF
Description
A baby emoji, typically depicted with fair skin.
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents infants, innocence, new life, and tenderness.
Backstory
The baby emoji (👶) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (🏻) was added later as part of Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- Announcing a pregnancy: 'We're expecting! 👶🏻'
- Talking about a newborn: 'My little one is so sweet 👶🏻'
- Referring to someone as 'young' or 'inexperienced': 'She's still a baby when it comes to coding 👶🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used in contexts of childbirth announcements, baby showers, or discussions about young children.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in family-oriented communications or expressing cuteness.