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🧓🏿 older person emoji
The older person emoji 🧓🏿 depicts an older adult and represents elderly people or grandparents. It is used in contexts related to aging, family members, and wisdom. The emoji can help identify an older person in messages and conversations.
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- Category
- People & Body
- Unicode version
- 10.0
- Release year
- 2017
- Unicode sequence
- U+1F9D3 U+1F3FF
- Emoji version
- 5.0
What does 🧓🏿 mean?
An older adult, depicted as a person with gray or white hair, often with a neutral or smiling expression. The gender is unspecified, and the skin tone can vary. Represents elderly individuals, typically symbolizing wisdom, experience, and respect. Part of the 'People & Body' category, specifically within the 'person' subcategory.
Common uses
- Referring to an older person in general: 'The older adult 🧓 at the park was feeding the pigeons.'
- Indicating wisdom or experience: 'Our team leader, an older adult 🧓, has decades of experience.'
- Showing respect or admiration: 'We should always respect our elders, like this older adult 🧓.'
In a message
The community center offers programs specifically for older adults 🧓.
My grandmother, an older adult 🧓, loves to share her stories with us.
In many cultures, the older adult 🧓 is seen as a source of wisdom and guidance.
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What does 🧓🏿 mean?
An older adult, depicted as a person with gray or white hair, often with a neutral or smiling expression. The gender is unspecified, and the skin tone can vary. Represents elderly individuals, typically symbolizing wisdom, experience, and respect. Part of the 'People & Body' category, specifically within the 'person' subcategory.
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