Mrs. Claus
Unicode: 1F936
Description
An older woman, depicted as if she is wearing a headscarf, often purple, and a dress. The design can vary significantly across platforms but generally shows an aged female with a head covering.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Can represent an older woman, grandmother, elderly person, or a wise figure. The emotion or context is largely dependent on the surrounding text.
Backstory
This emoji was added to Unicode 9.0 in 2016 and is part of a set of emojis depicting various age groups and genders. It was introduced to offer more diversity in human representations.
Usage Examples
- Referring to an elderly relative: 'Visiting my grandma 👵 today.' (While this is the Grandma emoji, 1F936 is often used interchangeably or for a general older woman).
- Talking about older people in general: 'Respect your elders 👵.'
- In stories or descriptions of an older character: 'She's a wise old soul 👵.'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to represent a grandmother or an elderly woman, sometimes with connotations of wisdom or care.
East Asian culture:
Similar usage to Western culture, often representing an aged female figure, possibly a matriarch.