prince: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F934 1F3FF
Description
An emoji depicting an older person, specifically a man, wearing a formal suit and tie, with light skin tone. He has a distinguished appearance, often with graying hair or a beard, and a serious or slightly smiling expression. The appearance typically suggests maturity, wisdom, or authority.
Group:
People & Body > person-role
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents maturity, wisdom, authority, respect, or a distinguished older individual. Can also convey formality, seriousness, or a sense of experience.
Backstory
This emoji belongs to Unicode 9.0 (2016) as part of the 'Man in Tuxedo' emoji (or 'Man in Business Suit Levitating' (but that seems to be a different source), simplified to 'Man in Business Suit') and is part of the set of human-like emoji that received skin tone modifiers. The specific 1F3FF modifier indicates a dark skin tone, but the user requested 1F3FF which is a dark skin tone, not light. Please note the given code points 1F934 1F3FF correspond to 'Man in Buisness Suit with a dark skin tone'. The general 'person in business suit' emoji aims to represent individuals in formal, often professional, attire.
Usage Examples
- Referring to an elder: 'My grandfather is such a wise man 🤵🏿'
- Representing a formal event: 'Attending a black-tie gala tonight 🤵🏿'
- Indicating professionalism: 'The CEO's speech was very insightful 🤵🏿'
- Conveying a sense of gravitas: 'He has a very distinguished presence 🤵🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often associated with classic archetypes of the 'older gentleman,' 'businessman,' or 'wise elder.' Can be used to represent figures of authority or experience.
East Asian culture:
May be used to denote 'elder' or a figure deserving of respect. Less commonly used informally, often maintaining a more formal connotation.