person: red hair
Unicode: 1F9D1 200D 1F9B0
Description
A person with red hair, often depicting a male or female, as part of a family or group.
Group:
People & Body > person
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, often used to represent general human presence, especially for people with red hair.
Backstory
The 'person' emoji (1F9D1) was introduced in Unicode 10.0 (2017). The red hair component (1F9B0) is a hair color modifier that can be applied to the 'person' or 'person with hair' emoji. This allows for more inclusive and specific representation of individuals.
Usage Examples
- Identifying someone with red hair: 'The new colleague is a redhead, like this 👨🦰'
- In discussions about hair color: 'Which hair color do you prefer? 👧 vs 👨🦰'
- Representing a specific individual: 'My friend is a redhead 👨🦰'
- In generic human representations when red hair is relevant.
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often simply represents a person with red hair, sometimes associated with specific cultural stereotypes or groups. In some regions, it might be tied to heritage (e.g., Celtic).
East Asian culture:
May be seen as simply a person with red hair, without strong inherent cultural associations beyond acknowledging a specific hair color.