woman with headscarf Emoji
🧕 · U+1F9D5 · Emoji 5.0
What does the woman with headscarf emoji mean?
Meaning reviewed and updated July 2026 · Unicode data from the official Unicode Standard
When cultural or religious diversity is being represented, people reach for the 🧕 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.
How the woman with headscarf emoji is used
The tone of messages using the 🧕 emoji can range from respectful and celebratory to educational and informative, and is often used in social media captions, comments, and texting to show solidarity, promote diversity, or share personal experiences, with younger generations and those on visually-oriented platforms like TikTok and Instagram using it more frequently to express themselves and connect with others, while older generations may use it more sparingly in formal or professional contexts.
woman with headscarf emoji examples
- just saw the most beautiful 🧕 woman walking down the street and it reminded me of my grandma
- proud to be a 🧕 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.
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woman with headscarf emoji on different platforms
How the woman with headscarf emoji looks across emoji sets. These designs come from openly-licensed sets (Twemoji, Google Noto, OpenMoji). See image credits.
woman with headscarf Emoji Details
| Emoji | 🧕 |
| Name | woman with headscarf |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F9D5 |
| Shortcode | :woman_with_headscarf: |
| Emoji version | 5.0 |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
woman with headscarf Emoji FAQ
When cultural or religious diversity is being represented, people reach for the 🧕 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.
Tap the Copy button at the top of this page, then paste 🧕 wherever you type. Because it copies the real Unicode character, it works in every app on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac.
It is U+1F9D5, introduced in Emoji version 5.0 (Unicode 5.0). Its shortcode is :woman_with_headscarf:.
People also search for the woman with headscarf emoji as bandana, head, headscarf, hijab, kerchief.