Mermaid

🧜‍♀️ is the mermaid emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “creature”, “fairytale”, “folklore”, and “merwoman”.

Skin tones

Every tone means the same thing. Tap one to copy it or open its page.

mermaid

mermaid: light skin tone

mermaid: medium-light skin tone

mermaid: medium skin tone

mermaid: medium-dark skin tone

mermaid: dark skin tone

Where person-fantasy emoji usually appear

DBEmoji editorial interpretation

Applies to every emoji in this Unicode subgroup, not only this one.

Fiction, gaming, and fantasy-themed posts
Costume, roleplay, and seasonal content

Technical details

Source: Unicode Consortium

CLDR short name: mermaid
Codepoint: U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
Hex: 1F9DC 200D 2640 FE0F
Emoji version: 5.0
Unicode version: 10.0
First released: 2017
Unicode group: People & Body
Unicode subgroup: person-fantasy
Status: Recommended for General Interchange (RGI)

Data verified 2026-10-21 · Unicode Emoji 16.0 · How this data is built

GitHub shortcode

From GitHub's own emoji list (gemoji). Slack, Discord and other apps keep separate lists, so a code may differ there.

:mermaid:

Keywords

Source: Unicode CLDR

creature · fairytale · folklore · mermaid · merwoman · ocean · sea · siren · trident

How it looks

Your device

Rendered from open-licensed emoji sets. Your device shows its own design. Microsoft Fluent Emoji (MIT)

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Microsoft Fluent UI Emoji — original artwork

Download Microsoft's official Fluent rendering of 🧜‍♀️. SVG files are vector (scales to any size); the 3D PNG is 256×256.

Questions people ask

What does the 🧜‍♀️ mermaid emoji mean?: 🧜‍♀️ is the mermaid emoji, part of Unicode's People & Body group, added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Unicode's keyword list links it with “creature”, “fairytale”, “folklore”, and “merwoman”.
What is the Unicode codepoint for 🧜‍♀️?: U+1F9DC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F.
When was the 🧜‍♀️ mermaid emoji released?: It was added in Emoji 5.0, published in 2017, alongside Unicode 10.0. Phones and computers show it once their system software supports that version; older devices may show an empty box instead.
How do I type 🧜‍♀️ on my phone or computer?: On iPhone or Android, open the emoji keyboard and search for “mermaid”. On Windows, press Windows key + . (full stop); on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space, then search for the same word. You can also copy 🧜‍♀️ from this page with one click.
Does 🧜‍♀️ come in different skin tones?: Yes. There are 5 skin-tone versions: 🧜🏻‍♀️ 🧜🏼‍♀️ 🧜🏽‍♀️ 🧜🏾‍♀️ 🧜🏿‍♀️. They all mean the same thing; long-press 🧜‍♀️ on a phone keyboard to pick one.
What is the shortcode for 🧜‍♀️?: On GitHub, type :mermaid: and it turns into 🧜‍♀️ — that code comes from GitHub's own emoji list. Slack, Discord and other apps keep their own shortcode lists; many codes match GitHub's, but check the app's emoji picker to be sure.