Mrs. Claus: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F936 1F3FF
Description
An elderly person, typically depicted with visible wrinkles, a receding hairline, and often a stooped posture. This specific emoji includes a dark skin tone modifier.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Represents old age, wisdom, experience, and the elderly. Can convey respect, but also fragility or passing of time depending on context.
Backstory
The 'Old Person' emoji was approved as part of Unicode 9.0 in 2016. As part of efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in emojis, various skin tone modifiers were added, allowing users to select an emoji that better reflects their identity or the identity of the person they are depicting.
Usage Examples
- Referring to an elder: 'My grandmother is so wise 👵🏿'
- Expressing old age humorously: 'Feeling like an old soul after that long day 👴🏿'
- Discussing senior care: 'We need better support for our 🧓🏿 community.'
- Talking about older relatives: 'Visiting my great-aunt next week 🧓🏿'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Often used to represent grandparents, senior citizens, or to express feeling old or outdated in a humorous way. Can also be used respectfully.
East Asian culture:
May be used more formally to represent elders and respect for seniority, or to depict traditional figures. The dark skin tone might be less common in depictions if not directly referring to specific individuals.
African culture:
Can represent respected elders, ancestors, or community leaders, often associated with wisdom and tradition.