What does ๐ฉ๐ป Woman: Light Skin Tone mean?
๐ฉ๐ป is the Woman emoji (๐ฉ) with a light skin tone (๐ป, Fitzpatrick type 1โ2) 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.
Here the adult figure is a woman, the female counterpart to ๐ง. It refers to women, wives, moms, friends or yourself, and it forms the base of many woman-specific profession and family emojis. Depending on tone, it can mean โladyโ, โgirlโ or even โqueenโ in casual chat.
๐ฉ๐ป Woman: Light 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 and lady.
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๐ฉ๐ป Woman: Light Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Woman: Light Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Woman in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Woman: Light Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฉ๐ป is copied to your clipboard. Then paste it anywhere with Ctrl+V, Cmd+V or a long press on your phone.
When was the Woman: Light Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ฉ๐ป Woman: Light 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 Woman emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ฉ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ฉ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ผ ๐ฉ๐ฝ ๐ฉ๐พ ๐ฉ๐ฟ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ฉ๐ป look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Woman: Light Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F469 U+1F3FB) 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.