🧘🏻
person in lotus position: light skin tone
Unicode: 1F9D8 1F3FB
Description
A person with short hair, usually depicted as a child, with skin tone modified by the FITSZ modifier. The person has a small body proportional to a child.
Group:
People & Body > person-resting
Status:
fully-qualified
Emotion:
Neutral, represents a child or young person. Can be used to refer to a specific child, or generally to childhood.
Backstory
This emoji, 'Child', was approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017. The skin tone modifier (1F3FB) allows for variations to represent different complexions, reflecting the diversity of human appearances.
Usage Examples
- Referring to one's own child: 'My child is growing so fast! 🧑🏻🦱'
- Talking about childhood: 'I miss my childhood days. 🧑🏻🦱'
- In educational contexts: 'The children learned a new song today. 🧑🏻🦱'
Cultural Differences
General:
Universally recognized as a child.
Specifics:
The exact depiction of the child may vary slightly across platforms, but the core meaning remains consistent.