girl: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F467 1F3FD
Description
A woman's head, typically depicted with light skin tone, often styled as a generic female figure or a young girl, expressing a neutral or slightly smiling face.
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents a woman or girl. Its emotional connotation is largely neutral, gaining specific meaning from context or modifiers. The skin tone (1F3FD) indicates a medium-light complexion.
Backstory
The 'Woman' emoji (1F467) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifiers, such as 1F3FD (Medium-Light Skin Tone), were added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to allow for more diverse representation of human emojis, reflecting real-world demographics.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a female individual: 'She is a great leader. 👩🏻🏫'
- Describing a group with females: 'The team consists of both men and women. 👨👩🏻'
- Indicating a female user or character: 'Our new user signed up today. 👩🏻'
- Representing a young girl: 'My daughter is learning to ride a bike. 👩🏻👧👦👦'
Cultural Differences
General:
Universally recognized as a female person. The variations in skin tone (like 1F3FD) are crucial for representing diversity and inclusivity.
Specific Use Cases:
Can be used as a gender-neutral placeholder for a female, or to specifically refer to a woman or a girl in a wide range of contexts, from family to professional settings.