woman scientist: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F469 1F3FD 200D 1F52C
Description
A woman, medium skin tone, with a pistol. This emoji represents a woman holding a handgun.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, or sometimes associated with concepts of law enforcement, self-defense, or fictional characters.
Backstory
This emoji combines two separate emoji sequences: 'Woman' (1F469), 'Medium Skin Tone' (1F3FD), and 'Pistol' (1F52C, which replaced the more generic 'Gun' emoji). The '' (Zero Width Joiner) combines them into a single character. It was part of an effort to represent more diverse professional and activity roles for emoji characters, originally introduced with some professional roles in later Unicode versions after the initial basic human emojis.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a female police officer or security guard: 'The officer arrived quickly. 👩🏽🔬'
- In discussions about self-defense or protection: 'She learned self-defense. 👩🏽🔬'
- In fiction or gaming contexts: 'Playing as a spy character. 👩🏽🔬'
- To represent a strong or 'badass' female character in a lighthearted way: 'Don't mess with her! 👩🏽🔬'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Can be seen in contexts of police, military, or action film genres. Less common in everyday personal messaging.
East Asian culture:
Similar interpretations, often related to security, action, or specific fictional characters.
Global:
General interpretation is a woman with a firearm, context is typically required to understand the intended meaning, which can range from serious to playful depending on the surrounding text.