prince: medium-dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F934 1F3FE
Description
An older person with gray hair, a beard, and a mustache, typically depicted with a slightly rounded face, balding on top, and wearing a collared shirt. The skin tone modifier indicates a medium-dark skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, often used to represent grandfathers, elderly men, or figures of wisdom and experience.
Backstory
The 'Older Man' emoji (๐ด) was introduced in Unicode 6.0 (2010). The skin tone modifiers were added later with Unicode 8.0 (2015) to allow for greater representation across different complexions. This particular combination of Older Man and Medium-Dark Skin Tone aims to reflect diversity in human appearance.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a grandfather: 'I'm visiting my ๐ด๐พ this weekend.'
- Talking about an older, wise person: 'He's like a wise ๐ด๐พ, always full of good advice.'
- Generic representation of an elderly man: 'There was a kind ๐ด๐พ sitting on the bench.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to represent a 'grandpa' or an elderly male figure, sometimes associated with traditional values or a gentle demeanor.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage, often representing an elder or respected male figure, sometimes specifically '็ฅ็ถ' (zวfรน - grandfather) or an older male relative.