What does ๐ง Merperson mean?
A creature that is human above the waist with a fish tail below, drawn from sea folklore around the world. The gender-neutral merperson is used for ocean trips, swimming, beach days and anything with a mermaid or siren theme. People also send it for fantasy art, mermaid-tail swimming classes and the dreamy, shimmering style often called mermaidcore. Merman and mermaid versions are also available.
๐ง Merperson is an emoji from the People & Body category (fantasy characters), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about creature, fairytale, folklore, ocean, sea and siren.
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๐ง Merperson on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Merperson looks on each platform.
Merperson in every skin tone
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Merperson emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Merperson emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ง is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone. In Slack, Discord and GitHub you can also type the shortcode :merperson:.
When was the Merperson emoji added?
๐ง Merperson was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Merperson emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ง, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ง๐ป ๐ง๐ผ ๐ง๐ฝ ๐ง๐พ ๐ง๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ง look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Merperson. The underlying code (U+1F9DC) is the same everywhere, so the person you send it to always gets the same emoji, just in their deviceโs style. Compare the designs in the platform section above.