mechanic: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9D1 1F3FB 200D 1F527
Description
An emoji depicting a person with light skin tone, wearing a hard hat, and holding a wrench. This combination signifies a construction worker or a mechanic.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents professions related to manual labor, construction, repair, or engineering. Conveys diligence, practical skills, and hard work.
Backstory
The core 'person' emoji (1F9D1) was introduced in Unicode 10.0 (2017). The 'light skin tone' modifier (1F3FB) allows for diverse representation. The 'worker' profession is indicated by combining the person with the 'wrench' (1F527) and a 'zero width joiner' (200D) to create a single coherent emoji character, first standardized with this combination in Unicode 12.0 (2019).
Usage Examples
- Talking about construction work: 'The new building is almost finished 👷🏻♀️'
- Indicating a repair job: 'My car needs to go to the mechanic 👷🏻♂️'
- Describing someone's profession: 'He works as an engineer 👷🏻'
- Referring to DIY projects: 'Time to get to work on the house! 👷🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent blue-collar workers, trades, or simply the act of fixing or building something.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often seen in contexts of construction projects, infrastructure development, or maintenance and repair services.