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person wearing turban

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person wearing turban

Hombre con turbante

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This emoji shows a person with a neatly wrapped turban, a head covering worn across South Asia, the Middle East, and beyond for faith, culture, celebration, and style. People drop it to rep Sikh identity and pride (dastar/pagri), to nod at Desi weddings and festival fits, or just to give a conversation that regal, old-world-royalty energy. It also pops up playfully in captions like “that’s a wrap,” in bad-hair-day jokes, or when someone is serving dramatic, elevated headwear vibes. Used respectfully, it can be a quick way to honor tradition, signal cultural context, or add a bit of dignified flair to the chat.

On Apple/iOS, it’s a head-and-shoulders, forward-facing figure with a calm, neutral smile and a warm yellow–orange turban wrapped in crisp layers you can practically count. The styling is clean and flat with subtle shading, so the folds read clearly, and the face stays chill—no exaggerated expression, just composed and confident. You’ll instantly recognize the tight central wrap and smooth pleats circling the crown, which give it that tidy, ceremonial look. It shows up in fit checks, travel posts, and respectful shout-outs—and yes, sometimes in meme mode as the “big brain under wraps” joke or a classy stand-in for a crown.

Definition

An man with a turban on his head. Commonly assumed to be a man from India despite the fact that turbans are worn in many other locations. A turban is a type of headwear (headdress) that involves wrapping the head with cloth. A white turban is often associated with wisdom and peace. This emoji may be considered politically incorrect in some locations, such as America. Sometimes used to communicate a mummy, given that part of the mummification process includes wrapping the body in bandages. A popular emoji during Halloween (All Saint's Eve).

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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_turban:
Keywords	Turban, Headdress, Headwear, Pagri, India, Indian, Mummy, Wisdom, Peace
Previous Names:	Man with Turban Man Wearing Turban person wearing turban man wearing turban

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