👷🏻
construction worker: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F477 1F3FB
Description
A person wearing a hard hat, indicating a construction worker, miner, or someone in a similar profession. The '1F3FB' modifier signifies a light skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, professional. Represents labor, construction, safety, or work.
Backstory
This emoji, representing a person with a hard hat, was introduced as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 under the name 'Construction Worker'. The skin tone modifier (1F3FB) was added later with Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to allow for diverse skin tone representations.
Usage Examples
- Indicating construction work: 'Road closure ahead, work in progress 👷🏻♂️'
- Representing a professional: 'Our team of experienced engineers 👷🏻♀️ is ready!'
- Talking about manual labor: 'He's a dedicated worker 👷🏻'
- Referring to safety: 'Safety first on site! 👷🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with construction, manual labor, safety regulations, or blue-collar jobs.
East Asian culture:
Generally understood as representing workers or construction, similar to Western interpretations.