💇🏿
person getting haircut: dark skin tone
Unicode: 1F487 1F3FF
Description
A person getting a haircut, represented by a human head with hair and a pair of scissors. The 1F3FF indicates a dark skin tone modifier for the hands and face.
Group:
People & Body > person-activity
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, descriptive. Represents the act of getting a haircut or a hairstyle.
Backstory
This emoji, representing a 'person getting haircut', was approved as part of Unicode 6.0 in 2010 and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015. The skin tone modifier (1F3FF for dark skin tone) was added as part of Emoji 2.0 in 2015 to allow for more diverse representation.
Usage Examples
- I need to get a trim soon. 💇🏿♂️
- New hairstyle incoming! 💇🏿♀️
- Just finished my haircut. Feeling fresh! 💇🏿
- Heading to the barber. 💇🏿♂️
Cultural Differences
Western culture:
Universally understood as a haircut or hairdressing.
East Asian culture:
Similar understanding, often used to refer to a trip to a salon or barber.