U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
π§ββοΈ Mermaid
- Category
- People & Body
- Subcategory
- Fantasy Characters
- Shortcode
- Unicode version
- 10.0 (2017)
- Emoji version
- 5.0 (2017)
- Status
- fully-qualified
What π§ββοΈ is made of
This symbol is glued together from several: an invisible joiner sits between them. Software that does not know about the joiner shows the parts separately.
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π§
merperson
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β
invisible joiner
U+200D -
β
female sign
U+2640 -
οΈ
Β«draw as a pictureΒ» marker
U+FE0F
Hence the familiar surprise: you send one picture and the other side gets several in a row, and deleting removes the symbol piece by piece. That is not a fault but how the standard itself works.
Will your readers see π§ββοΈ
The symbol predates 2018, so every system in use today draws it. Safe for an email, a heading or a signature.
- Apple always there
- Google always there
- Microsoft always there
- Samsung always there
Checked against release descriptions on August 31, 2026. When new emoji reach devices.
Where the π§ββοΈ emoji is used
The π§ββοΈ smiley copies in one tap and pastes into a chat as text, not as a picture: it is a Unicode symbol, so it works the same in WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and in a post caption. Every platform draws emoji its own way β below you can see how mermaid is drawn in the open Noto, OpenMoji and Twemoji sets.
How the smiley looks on different platforms
- π§ββοΈ Your deviceNative system font
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Noto Color Emoji
Apache License 2.0
πΎ SVG
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OpenMoji
CC BY-SA 4.0
πΎ SVG
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Twemoji
CC BY 4.0
πΎ SVG
Only openly licensed emoji sets are shown. Artwork from Apple, Samsung and other closed platforms is not reproduced. Emoji fonts and image sets.
Skin tone Β· Gender
- π§ merperson
- π§π» merperson: light skin tone
- π§πΌ merperson: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ merperson: medium skin tone
- π§πΎ merperson: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏ merperson: dark skin tone
- π§ββοΈ merman
- π§π»ββοΈ merman: light skin tone
- π§πΌββοΈ merman: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ββοΈ merman: medium skin tone
- π§πΎββοΈ merman: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏββοΈ merman: dark skin tone
- π§ββοΈ mermaid
- π§π»ββοΈ mermaid: light skin tone
- π§πΌββοΈ mermaid: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ββοΈ mermaid: medium skin tone
- π§πΎββοΈ mermaid: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏββοΈ mermaid: dark skin tone
Emoji codes for developers
Name in other languages
| English | mermaid |
|---|---|
| Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ | ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½Π°-ΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΊΠ° |
| Deutsch | Meerjungfrau |
| EspaΓ±ol | sirena |
| Français | sirène |
| Polski | kobieta syrena |
| Dansk | havfrue |
| Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡΠΊΠ° | ΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΊΠ° |
| PortuguΓͺs | sereia |
Unicode CLDR 48
