The old woman emoji is the internet’s grandma—soft smile, silver hair, and instant comfort vibes. On Apple/iOS, she’s a bust-length, front-facing portrait with smooth shading, silver-gray hair swept back into a tidy bun, and a lavender/purple top that screams wholesome cardigan energy even without showing the cardigan. The look is calm and kind, the sort of face that would absolutely remind you to bring a jacket.
People drop this when talking about their actual gran, or when roasting themselves/friends for acting 80 after one Pilates class ("my back!"). It doubles as a gentle "ok boomer" nudge, a mood for staying in with tea, or a reaction to old-school habits like clipping coupons and saving plastic bags. On social, it tags along with cookie-baking reels, knitting triumphs, and those "I aged 10 years overnight" memes. In texts, it’s shorthand for "I feel ancient," "call your grandmother," or "I’m choosing slippers over nightlife."
Culturally, it nods to every beloved title—abuela, nonna, bubbe, lola, nana, yiayia—and the whole grandma-core/cottagecore revival that made doilies cool again. Think Golden Girls energy: a little sassy, endlessly supportive, and always ready with snacks and stories.
Definition
It's an old woman. You can tell by the hair style. Somebody's Grandma. iEmoji old name: Old Woman.
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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.
This emoji was part of the proprietary / non-standardized emoji set first introduced by Japanese carriers like Softbank. These emojis became part of the Apple iPhone starting in iOS 2.2 as an unlockable feature on handsets sold in English speaking countries.
In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.
Emoji General Information
Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank)
1328 of 2393
Apple/iOS Picture
Google Android Picture
Google Hangouts Picture
Twitter.com Picture
LG Emoji Picture
Samsung Emoji Picture
Phantom Open Emoji Picture
Not created yet
ASCII Conversion
"Short Code" Name
:older_woman:
Keywords
Previous Names:
Older Woman
Unicode Category Information
Unicode Category
Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs
Unicode Range
1F300–1F5FF
Unicode Subcategory
Portrait and Role Symbols
Proposed Unicode Information & Notes
Unicode Category
Human/living Things
Unicode Subcategory
Portrait and Role Symbols
Names & Annotations
OLDER WOMAN
Symbol Information
U+1F475 proposed
Proposal Identifier
e-1A8
Character Mapping/Crosswalk Notes
DoCoMo
[おばあさん]
KDDI
#709 おばあさん 「obaasan」 U+EB17 SJIS-F3D8 JIS-7A5A
Softbank
#285 #old448 おばあさん 「obaasan」 U+E519 SJIS-FBB9
Emoji Character Encoding Data
Emoji Code Version
iOS 4 Code
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
Decimal HTML Entity

Hexadecimal HTML Entity

Hex Code Point(s)
e519
Formal Unicode Notation
U+E519
Decimal Code Point(s)
58649
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xEE 0x94 0x99
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
EE 94 99
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
356 224 231
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xE519
UTF-16 Hex
e519
UTF-16 Dec
58649
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0000E519
UTF-32 Hex
E519
UTF-32 Dec
58649
Python Src
u"\uE519"
PHP Src
"\xee\x94\x99"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uE519"
Emoji Code Version
iOS 5 - Current
UTF-8 Unicode Character(s)
👵
UTF-8 Character Count
1
Character(s) In Input
AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS)
👵
Decimal HTML Entity
👵
Hexadecimal HTML Entity
👵
Hex Code Point(s)
1f475
Formal Unicode Notation
U+1F475
Decimal Code Point(s)
128117
UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax)
0xF0 0x9F 0x91 0xB5
UTF-8 Hex Bytes
F0 9F 91 B5
UTF-8 Octal Bytes
360 237 221 265
UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax)
0xD83D 0xDC75
UTF-16 Hex
d83ddc75
UTF-16 Dec
55357 56437
UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax)
0x0001F475
UTF-32 Hex
01F475
UTF-32 Dec
128117
Python Src
u"\U0001F475"
PHP Src
"\xf0\x9f\x91\xb5"
C/C++/Java Src
"\uD83D\uDC75"
Emoji Character Encoding Data (equivalent or similiar)
