What does ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone mean?
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ is the Woman Scientist emoji (๐ฉโ๐ฌ) 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.
A female researcher with lab equipment. It is widely used to celebrate women in STEM, to share research milestones and PhD news, and to cheer on girls who are interested in science and engineering.
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. People use it in messages about biologist, chemist, engineer, mathematician and physicist.
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๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone looks on each platform.
Woman Scientist in every skin tone
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How do I copy and paste the Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone emoji?
Press the Copy button at the top of this page and ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ 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 Scientist: Medium Skin Tone emoji added?
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Woman Scientist emoji come in different skin tones?
Yes. Besides the default yellow ๐ฉโ๐ฌ, there are 5 skin tone versions: ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐ฌ. Pick one in the skin tone section above.
Why does ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ฌ look different on my phone?
Every platform draws its own artwork for Woman Scientist: Medium Skin Tone. The underlying code (U+1F469 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F52C) 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.