👧🏻
girl: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F467 1F3FB
Description
A woman's face with light skin tone. It typically shows a young woman, often depicted with long or shoulder-length hair.
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can be used to represent women in general, specific female individuals, or to show femininity and gender.
Backstory
The 'Woman' emoji (1F467) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The 'light skin tone' modifier (1F3FB) was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for greater diversity in emoji representation.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a specific woman: 'She is a great leader. 👩🏻'
- Talking about women's issues: 'International Women's Day 👩🏻'
- Representing a female character in a story: 'The brave adventurer 👩🏻 set out on her quest.'
- General depiction of a woman: 'A beautiful young 👩🏻 sitting in the park.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent a generic female, a younger woman, or for general discussions about women.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in contexts pertaining to female characters, fashion, or everyday life.