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🧜🏻 mermaid emoji
The mermaid emoji 🧜🏻 depicts a merperson, a sea creature associated with folklore and fairytales. It is used in contexts related to the ocean, the sea, sirens, and mythical underwater characters. It can also represent a mermaid or merman in messages and stories.
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- Category
- People & Body
- Unicode version
- 10.0
- Release year
- 2017
- Unicode sequence
- U+1F9DC U+1F3FB
- Emoji version
- 10.0
What does 🧜🏻 mean?
A mythical creature depicted as a humanoid with the lower body of a fish, often shown with a feminine or androgynous appearance. The skin tone varies across platforms, but typically includes a fish tail in shades of blue or green. Represents mermaids or mermen, symbolizing fantasy, mythology, and the ocean. Part of the 'person-fantasy' series in Unicode.
Common uses
- Referring to mythical or fantasy themes: 'Just finished a book about mermaids 🧜'
- Describing ocean or aquatic-related content: 'Swimming with dolphins was amazing, but I wish I could meet a merperson 🧜'
- Expressing admiration for mythical creatures: 'I've always been fascinated by the idea of merpeople 🧜'
In a message
In our latest game update, players can now encounter merpeople 🧜 in the underwater realms.
The art exhibit features sculptures inspired by merpeople 🧜 and other mythical beings.
I had a dream last night that I was swimming with merpeople 🧜 in a crystal-clear ocean.
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What does 🧜🏻 mean?
A mythical creature depicted as a humanoid with the lower body of a fish, often shown with a feminine or androgynous appearance. The skin tone varies across platforms, but typically includes a fish tail in shades of blue or green. Represents mermaids or mermen, symbolizing fantasy, mythology, and the ocean. Part of the 'person-fantasy' series in Unicode.
How do I copy Merperson: 1f3fb?
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