woman superhero: medium skin tone
Unicode: 1F9B8 1F3FD 200D 2640
Description
An emoji depicting a person with a superhero or villain mask, typically with a cape, representing a female superhero or villain. The person has medium skin tone.
Group:
People & Body > person-fantasy
Status:
minimally-qualified
Emotion:
Typically represents heroism, strength, power, fictional characters, or someone who is a 'hero' in a non-literal sense (e.g., someone admirable or helpful). Specifically, it highlights a female identity.
Backstory
This emoji sequence combines several Unicode characters: 'U+1F9B8' (Supervillain/Superhero), 'U+1F3FD' (Medium Skin Tone), 'U+200D' (Zero Width Joiner), and 'U+2640' (Female Sign). The standard superhero/villain emoji was introduced in Unicode 11.0 (2018), and soon after, variations with skin tones and gender specifications became commonly supported to offer more inclusive representation.
Usage Examples
- Praising a female friend: 'She's a real superhero for getting all that done! 🦸🏽♀️'
- Referring to a strong female character in media: 'Finally watching the new superhero movie, loving the lead! 🦸🏽♀️'
- Celebrating women's achievements: 'Our team's female engineers are true superheroes! 🦸🏽♀️'
- Discussing Halloween costumes: 'Thinking of going as a classic superhero for Halloween... 🦸🏽♀️'
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Commonly associated with comic book characters like Wonder Woman, Supergirl, or various female villains. Used to express admiration for strong women or to refer to someone's 'super' abilities.
East Asian culture:
May also be linked to anime and manga characters with similar attributes. Can be used more broadly for any female character showing great feats, including magical girls, not just necessarily 'superheroes' in the Western sense.