construction worker
Unicode: 1F477
Description
A person wearing a hard hat, often seen in construction or industrial settings. The design can vary between a man, woman, or a gender-neutral person.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents professions such as construction workers, engineers, or laborers. Can also signify hard work, safety, diligence, or building/creating something. Less about emotion and more about role or activity.
Backstory
This emoji was introduced in Unicode 6.0 in 2010 as 'Construction Worker'. Later, in Unicode 9.0 (2016) with Emoji 3.0, it was updated to be a gender-neutral person and renamed 'Person With Hard Hat' to promote inclusivity, and additional gendered versions (man and woman) were also added as distinct emojis.
Usage Examples
- Talking about a construction project: 'The new building is almost finished! 👷'
- Referring to an engineer or technician: 'Call the IT guy, he can fix it 👷'
- Symbolizing hard work or effort: 'Time to get to work! 👷'
- Discussing safety measures: 'Always wear your helmet on site 👷'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Strongly associated with blue-collar work, building, and infrastructure. Can sometimes imply 'getting down to business' or 'being a hard worker.'
East Asian culture:
Similar associations with construction and labor. Often used in online games or anime to represent specific character classes or roles.