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person with skullcap

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person with skullcap

Hombre con gua Pi mao

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The person with skullcap emoji shows a bust wearing a small, round, brimless cap—most vendors style it like a traditional East Asian gua pi mao. People drop it into posts about Lunar New Year, period dramas, heritage fashion, or to add instant “old-school Chinatown storefront” vibes. It can also pop up playfully when someone says “no cap” in slang and a friend replies with, well, a very literal cap. Used earnestly, it nods to culture and costume; used ironically, it delivers “historical NPC energy” or a wink at wise-elder aesthetics.
On Apple devices, it’s a front-facing headshot with a calm, neutral expression and a neatly rendered skullcap that’s round and button-topped, with simple shading and clean lines. The face is usually understated—think polite smile territory—so the hat remains the star of the show. Skin tone modifiers are supported, and the overall style feels like classic iOS: glossy but restrained, instantly readable at tiny sizes.
Online, you’ll see it paired with red envelopes, lanterns, firecrackers, or noodle emojis to set a festive scene. It also shows up in memes when someone wants to cosplay “ancient proverb mode,” or to lovingly roast a friend who binge-watches wuxia and now quotes sages at brunch. Just note: despite the name “skullcap,” platforms typically depict an East Asian-style cap here—not a religious taqiyah/kufi or kippah—so context matters if you’re aiming for cultural accuracy.

Definition

A man wearing a Gau Pi Mao hat, which is a hat of Chinese origin that was worn by men during the Qing dynasty.

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Emoji History The emoji code/ image log of changes.

1. 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.
2. In iOS 5 / OSX 10.7, the underlying code that the Apple OS generates for this emoji was changed.

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"Short Code" Name	:man_with_gua_pi_mao:
Keywords	Skullcap, Chinese, Asian, Qing
Previous Names:	Man with Gua Pi Mao Man with Chinese Cap Man With Gua Pi Mao

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Editorial Comment

This is a young boy wearing a very special beanie cap.

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