baby angel: medium-light skin tone
Unicode: 1F47C 1F3FC
Description
A baby with a halo, often depicted in a diaper, and with a light skin tone. It represents an angel baby or a cherub.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents innocence, purity, sweetness, and can often be used playfully to refer to young children or someone behaving adorably. Given the skin tone modifier (1F3FC), it implies specifically a light-skinned baby.
Backstory
The Baby emoji (U+1F47C) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifiers, including U+1F3FC, were added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015 to allow for more diverse representation of human emojis, addressing a widely requested feature for inclusivity.
Usage Examples
- Referring to an actual baby: 'My little angel is finally asleep 👼🏻'
- Describing someone as innocent or sweet: 'You're such an angel 👼🏻'
- Figuratively referring to something small and delicate: 'Look at this tiny puppy 👼🏻'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly used to denote babies, innocence, or sometimes a deceased baby (in a guardian angel context). The skin tone modifier allows for representation of diverse skin tones.
Global usage:
The baby emoji itself is globally understood as a young child. The skin tone modifier helps in specifying the visual representation, leading to more inclusive communication.