What does ๐ต๐ฝ Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ต๐ฝ is the Old Woman emoji (๐ต) with a medium skin tone (๐ฝ, Fitzpatrick type 4) modifier. It means the same as the default yellow version; the skin tone simply lets people represent themselves or the person they are talking about.
An elderly woman, often read as grandma, nana or granny. As the female version of ๐ง, it represents grandmothers and wise older women, and people use it to joke about feeling old or picking up cozy habits like knitting and early nights.
๐ต๐ฝ Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (people: ages & hairstyles), added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015. People use it in messages about adult, elderly, grandma, grandmother, granny and lady.
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๐ต๐ฝ Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Old Woman in every skin tone
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Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ต๐ฝ is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ต๐ฝ Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Old Woman emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ต, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ต๐ป ๐ต๐ผ ๐ต๐ฝ ๐ต๐พ ๐ต๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ต๐ฝ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Old Woman: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F475 U+1F3FD) 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.