Half-human, half-fish, all main-character energy—this merperson swims in with a rich, medium-dark skin tone and big ocean-chic vibes. People drop it to announce beach days, siren-level thirst traps, or dramatic exits like "I’m off to live under the sea, don’t text." It pairs perfectly with waves, shells, and sparkle emojis when you’re serving mermaidcore, Pisces mood swings, or just need a splash of fantasy in the chat. Expect flirty uses (siren song energy), sarcastic ones ("I’m unreachably aquatic today"), and silly meme moments about staying hydrated or "touching kelp."
On Apple/iOS, the merperson is shown in a smooth side profile with a sea-green/teal fish tail and a bright, golden trident—instant Poseidon cosplay. The character has a gentle, confident expression and stylized shading that gives the tail that glossy, scaly shimmer. Hair is kept neat and neutral, the pose looks mid-swim, and the whole thing has that clean, gradient-heavy Apple polish. With the medium-dark skin tone, the upper body reads warm and sun-kissed, making the ocean fantasy feel extra real.
Culturally, it nods to siren myths, Aquaman flexes, and The Little Mermaid nostalgia (cue the soundtrack). Online, it signals "siren energy," dreamy escapism, or a cheeky "I’m built for water, not drama on land". Use it to caption sunset swims, aquarium dates, or any moment you’re manifesting sea witch glam and saltwater serenity.
| Twitter Emoji Popularity (Rank) | 2251 of 2393 |
| Apple/iOS Picture |  |
| Google Android Picture | Image not available |
| Google Hangouts Picture | Image not available |
| Twitter.com Picture | Image not available |
| LG Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Samsung Emoji Picture | Image not available |
| Phantom Open Emoji Picture | Not created yet |
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| Emoji Code Version | iOS 18 - Current |
|---|---|
| UTF-8 Unicode Character(s) | 🧜🏾 |
| UTF-8 Character Count | 2 |
| Character(s) In Input | |
| AppleColorEmoji Font (available in OSX/iOS) | 🧜🏾 |
| Decimal HTML Entity | 🧜 🏾 |
| Hexadecimal HTML Entity | 🧜 🏾 |
| Hex Code Point(s) | 1f9dc, 1f3fe |
| Formal Unicode Notation | U+1F9DC, U+1F3FE |
| Decimal Code Point(s) | 129500, 127998 | UTF-8 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xF0 0x9F 0xA7 0x9C, 0xF0 0x9F 0x8F 0xBE |
| UTF-8 Hex Bytes | F0 9F A7 9C, F0 9F 8F BE |
| UTF-8 Octal Bytes | 360 237 247 234, 360 237 217 276 |
| UTF-16 Hex (C Syntax) | 0xD83E 0xDDDC, 0xD83C 0xDFFE |
| UTF-16 Hex | d83edddc, d83cdffe |
| UTF-16 Dec | 55358 56796, 55356 57342 |
| UTF-32 Hex (C Syntax) | 0x0001F9DC 0x0001F3FE |
| UTF-32 Hex | 01F9DC, 01F3FE |
| UTF-32 Dec | 129500, 127998 |
| Python Src | u"\U0001F9DC\U0001F3FE" |
| PHP Src | "\xf0\x9f\xa7\x9c\xf0\x9f\x8f\xbe" |
| C/C++/Java Src | "\uD83E\uDDDC\uD83C\uDFFE" |
