What does ๐ง Woman with Headscarf mean?
A woman wearing a headscarf that covers her hair, most often recognized as a hijab. Muslim women use it to represent themselves, and it also fits other traditions of head covering, such as the tichel or mantilla, as well as a simple kerchief. People send it in posts about faith, Ramadan, modest fashion and everyday life. It was proposed by a teenage girl who wanted women who wear hijab to see themselves on the keyboard.
๐ง Woman with Headscarf is an emoji from the People & Body category (jobs & roles), added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017. People use it in messages about bandana, head, hijab, kerchief, mantilla and tichel.
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๐ง Woman with Headscarf on Apple, Google, Microsoft & more
The code is the same everywhere, but every company draws its own artwork. This is how Woman with Headscarf looks on each platform.
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Woman with Headscarf emoji: questions & answers
How do I copy and paste the Woman with Headscarf 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 :person_with_headscarf:.
When was the Woman with Headscarf emoji added?
๐ง Woman with Headscarf was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. It is supported on all current versions of iOS, Android, Windows and macOS.
Does the Woman with Headscarf 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 Woman with Headscarf. The underlying code (U+1F9D5) 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.