What does ๐ง Person mean?
Gender-neutral and grown-up, ๐ง works whenever gender is unknown, irrelevant or non-binary, whether you are talking about someone in general or representing yourself. It is also the base for many neutral profession and activity emojis, such as ๐งโ๐ป and ๐งโ๐ณ. Next to ๐จ and ๐ฉ, it is the inclusive option. It comes in five skin tones.
๐ง Person is an emoji from the People & Body category (people: ages & hairstyles), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.
Example messages
๐ง Person on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Person looks on each platform.
Person in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Person 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 :adult:.
When was the Person emoji added?
๐ง Person was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Person 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 Person. The underlying code (U+1F9D1) 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.