👼🏽
baby angel: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F47C 1F3FD
Description
A baby angel emoji with medium skin tone. It depicts a cherubic baby with wings, often smiling innocently.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents innocence, purity, sweetness, love, or the concept of a guardian angel.
Backstory
The baby angel emoji (👼) was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The skin tone modifier (🏽) was added in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, allowing for a broader representation of human diversity.
Usage Examples
- Referring to a baby: 'Look at my nephew, he's such an angel 👼🏽'
- Expressing innocence or purity: 'She acts so innocent, like a little angel 👼🏽'
- Figurative use for a helpful person: 'You saved me, you're an angel! 👼🏽'
- Christmas or holiday greetings: 'Merry Christmas from our little angel! 👼🏽'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often symbolizes babies, innocence, Christmas (as a cherub), or a 'little angel' figuratively.
East Asian culture:
Can be used similarly for cuteness or innocence, sometimes in a more playful context than strict religious symbolism.