ninja: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F977 1F3FE
Description
A person wearing a parka-style winter coat with a hood and a fur trim, looking forward. This specific combination depicts a person with dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically evokes feelings related to cold weather, winter, outdoor activities in snow, or being bundled up for protection.
Backstory
The 'Person in Parka' emoji (1F977) was adopted as part of Unicode 12.0 in 2019. The dark skin tone modifier (1F3FE) allows for a range of human skin tones to be represented in emojis, first introduced in Unicode 8.0 (2015) to promote diversity and inclusivity.
Usage Examples
- Indicating cold weather: 'Brrr, it's freezing outside! 🥶🙋🏾'
- Talking about winter sports: 'Going skiing this weekend! 🎿🙋🏾'
- Expressing preparedness for winter: 'Got my winter gear ready! 🙋🏾'
- Referring to someone wearing a parka: 'Saw someone completely bundled up in the snow. 🙋🏾'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with skiing, snowboarding, extreme cold, or fashion trends in winter wear.
East Asian culture:
Can represent preparedness for severe winters, or be linked to winter sports, especially in countries with snow-covered regions.