woman with headscarf Emoji
๐ง ยท U+1F9D5 ยท Emoji 5.0
What does the woman with headscarf emoji mean?
When cultural or religious diversity is being represented, people reach for the ๐ง emoji, which depicts a woman wearing a headscarf, and is defined as a symbol of modesty and faith, specifically associated with Islamic hijab, but also used to represent other types of head coverings such as a bandana or kerchief, with figurative uses including expressions of cultural identity, spirituality, and humility, and slang uses as a representation of a woman who practices Islam or as a symbol of cultural pride.
woman with headscarf in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
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woman with headscarf emoji examples
- just saw the most beautiful ๐ง woman walking down the street and it reminded me of my grandma
- proud to be a ๐ง muslim woman and to be able to express my faith freely
How to copy the woman with headscarf emoji
To use the woman with headscarf emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F9D5), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
woman with headscarf emoji on different platforms
How the woman with headscarf emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.



woman with headscarf Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐ง |
| Name | woman with headscarf |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F9D5 |
| Shortcode | :woman_with_headscarf: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 5.0 (2017) |
woman with headscarf Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F9D5, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :woman_with_headscarf:.
People also search for the woman with headscarf emoji as bandana, head, headscarf, hijab, kerchief.