Because the world we live in is cruel and unjust, human‐form emoji have genders. Unicode officially recognises three genders – male, female, and “other” – but doesn’t apply them uniformly or consistently. In the following tables, empty red cells signify variants that currently are either not recommended for general interchange or not possible at all. Make of this what you will.
The genders of the emoji listed here are based on their CLDR short names even if their formal character names contradict them.
Single‐Gender Emoji
| Concept | ⚪︎ | ♂︎ | ♀︎ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child | 🧒 | 👦 | 👧 |
| Adult | 🧑 | 👨 | 👩 |
| Older Adult | 🧓 | 👴 | 👵 |
| Beard | 🧔 | 🧔♂️ | 🧔♀️ |
| Blond Hair | 👱 | 👱♂️ | 👱♀️ |
| Red Hair | 🧑🦰 | 👨🦰 | 👩🦰 |
| Curly Hair | 🧑🦱 | 👨🦱 | 👩🦱 |
| White Hair | 🧑🦳 | 👨🦳 | 👩🦳 |
| Bald | 🧑🦲 | 👨🦲 | 👩🦲 |
| Frowning | 🙍 | 🙍♂️ | 🙍♀️ |
| Pouting Face | 🙎 | 🙎♂️ | 🙎♀️ |
| No Good Gesture | 🙅 | 🙅♂️ | 🙅♀️ |
| OK Gesture | 🙆 | 🙆♂️ | 🙆♀️ |
| Information Desk | 💁 | 💁♂️ | 💁♀️ |
| Happy Raising One Hand | 🙋 | 🙋♂️ | 🙋♀️ |
| Deaf | 🧏 | 🧏♂️ | 🧏♀️ |
| Bowing Deeply | 🙇 | 🙇♂️ | 🙇♀️ |
| Face Palm | 🤦 | 🤦♂️ | 🤦♀️ |
| Shrug | 🤷 | 🤷♂️ | 🤷♀️ |
| Health Worker | 🧑⚕️ | 👨⚕️ | 👩⚕️ |
| Student | 🧑🎓 | 👨🎓 | 👩🎓 |
| Teacher | 🧑🏫 | 👨🏫 | 👩🏫 |
| Judge | 🧑⚖️ | 👨⚖️ | 👩⚖️ |
| Farmer | 🧑🌾 | 👨🌾 | 👩🌾 |
| Cook | 🧑🍳 | 👨🍳 | 👩🍳 |
| Mechanic | 🧑🔧 | 👨🔧 | 👩🔧 |
| Factory Worker | 🧑🏭 | 👨🏭 | 👩🏭 |
| Office Worker | 🧑💼 | 👨💼 | 👩💼 |
| Scientist | 🧑🔬 | 👨🔬 | 👩🔬 |
| Technologist | 🧑💻 | 👨💻 | 👩💻 |
| Singer | 🧑🎤 | 👨🎤 | 👩🎤 |
| Artist | 🧑🎨 | 👨🎨 | 👩🎨 |
| Pilot | 🧑✈️ | 👨✈️ | 👩✈️ |
| Astronaut | 🧑🚀 | 👨🚀 | 👩🚀 |
| Firefighter | 🧑🚒 | 👨🚒 | 👩🚒 |
| Police Officer | 👮 | 👮♂️ | 👮♀️ |
| Sleuth or Spy | 🕵️ | 🕵️♂️ | 🕵️♀️ |
| Guard | 💂 | 💂♂️ | 💂♀️ |
| Ninja | 🥷 | ||
| Construction Worker | 👷 | 👷♂️ | 👷♀️ |
| Royalty | 🫅 | 🤴 | 👸 |
| Turban | 👳 | 👳♂️ | 👳♀️ |
| Guā Pí Mào | 👲 | ||
| Headscarf | 🧕 | ||
| Tuxedo | 🤵 | 🤵♂️ | 🤵♀️ |
| Veil | 👰 | 👰♂️ | 👰♀️ |
| Pregnancy | 🫄 | 🫃 | 🤰 |
| Breast‐Feeding | 🤱 | ||
| Feeding Baby | 🧑🍼 | 👨🍼 | 👩🍼 |
| Christmas | 🧑🎄 | 🎅 | 🤶 |
| Superhero | 🦸 | 🦸♂️ | 🦸♀️ |
| Supervillain | 🦹 | 🦹♂️ | 🦹♀️ |
| Mage | 🧙 | 🧙♂️ | 🧙♀️ |
| Fairy | 🧚 | 🧚♂️ | 🧚♀️ |
| Vampire | 🧛 | 🧛♂️ | 🧛♀️ |
| Merfolk | 🧜 | 🧜♂️ | 🧜♀️ |
| Elf | 🧝 | 🧝♂️ | 🧝♀️ |
| Genie | 🧞 | 🧞♂️ | 🧞♀️ |
| Zombie | 🧟 | 🧟♂️ | 🧟♀️ |
| Face Massage | 💆 | 💆♂️ | 💆♀️ |
| Haircut | 💇 | 💇♂️ | 💇♀️ |
| Walking | 🚶 | 🚶♂️ | 🚶♀️ |
| Walking (Facing Right) | 🚶➡️ | 🚶♂️➡️ | 🚶♀️➡️ |
| Standing | 🧍 | 🧍♂️ | 🧍♀️ |
| Kneeling | 🧎 | 🧎♂️ | 🧎♀️ |
| Kneeling (Facing Right) | 🧎➡️ | 🧎♂️➡️ | 🧎♀️➡️ |
| Probing Cane | 🧑🦯 | 👨🦯 | 👩🦯 |
| Probing Cane (Facing Right) | 🧑🦯➡️ | 👨🦯➡️ | 👩🦯➡️ |
| Motorised Wheelchair | 🧑🦼 | 👨🦼 | 👩🦼 |
| Motorised Wheelchair (Facing Right) | 🧑🦼➡️ | 👨🦼➡️ | 👩🦼➡️ |
| Manual Wheelchair | 🧑🦽 | 👨🦽 | 👩🦽 |
| Manual Wheelchair (Facing Right) | 🧑🦽➡️ | 👨🦽➡️ | 👩🦽➡️ |
| Running | 🏃 | 🏃♂️ | 🏃♀️ |
| Running (Facing Right) | 🏃➡️ | 🏃♂️➡️ | 🏃♀️➡️ |
| Dancing | 🕺 | 💃 | |
| Dancing Ballet | 🧑🩰 | ||
| Levitating in Business Suit | 🕴️ | ||
| Steamy Room | 🧖 | 🧖♂️ | 🧖♀️ |
| Climbing | 🧗 | 🧗♂️ | 🧗♀️ |
| Fencing | 🤺 | ||
| Horse Racing | 🏇 | ||
| Skiing | ⛷️ | ||
| Snowboarding | 🏂️ | ||
| Golf | 🏌️ | 🏌️♂️ | 🏌️♀️ |
| Surfing | 🏄️ | 🏄♂️ | 🏄♀️ |
| Rowboat | 🚣 | 🚣♂️ | 🚣♀️ |
| Swimming | 🏊️ | 🏊♂️ | 🏊♀️ |
| Ball | ⛹️ | ⛹️♂️ | ⛹️♀️ |
| Weight Lifting | 🏋️ | 🏋️♂️ | 🏋️♀️ |
| Biking | 🚴 | 🚴♂️ | 🚴♀️ |
| Mountain Biking | 🚵 | 🚵♂️ | 🚵♀️ |
| Cartwheel | 🤸 | 🤸♂️ | 🤸♀️ |
| Water Polo | 🤽 | 🤽♂️ | 🤽♀️ |
| Handball | 🤾 | 🤾♂️ | 🤾♀️ |
| Juggling | 🤹 | 🤹♂️ | 🤹♀️ |
| Lotus Position | 🧘 | 🧘♂️ | 🧘♀️ |
| Bath | 🛀 | ||
| Sleeping Accommodation | 🛌 | ||
| Concept | ⚪︎ | ♂︎ | ♀︎ |
Multi‐Gender Emoji
| Concept | ⚪︎+⚪︎ | ♂︎+♂︎ | ♀︎+♀︎ | ⚪︎+♂︎ | ⚪︎+♀︎ | ♂︎+♀︎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny Ears | 👯 | 👯♂️ | 👯♀️ | |||
| Wrestling | 🤼 | 🤼♂️ | 🤼♀️ | |||
| Holding Hands | 🧑🤝🧑 | 👬 | 👭 | 👫 | ||
| Kiss | 💏 | 👨❤️💋👨 | 👩❤️💋👩 | 👩❤️💋👨 | ||
| Couple with Heart | 💑 | 👨❤️👨 | 👩❤️👩 | 👩❤️👨 | ||
| Concept | ⚪︎+⚪︎ | ♂︎+♂︎ | ♀︎+♀︎ | ⚪︎+♂︎ | ⚪︎+♀︎ | ♂︎+♀︎ |
Family Emoji
| Parents → | ⚪︎ | ♂︎ | ♀︎ | ⚪︎+⚪︎ | ♂︎+♂︎ | ♀︎+♀︎ | ⚪︎+♂︎ | ⚪︎+♀︎ | ♂︎+♀︎ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ Children | |||||||||
| ⚪︎ | 🧑🧒 | 🧑🧑🧒 | |||||||
| ♂︎ | 👨👦 | 👩👦 | 👨👨👦 | 👩👩👦 | 👨👩👦 | ||||
| ♀︎ | 👨👧 | 👩👧 | 👨👨👧 | 👩👩👧 | 👨👩👧 | ||||
| ⚪︎+⚪︎ | 🧑🧒🧒 | 🧑🧑🧒🧒 | |||||||
| ♂︎+♂︎ | 👨👦👦 | 👩👦👦 | 👨👨👦👦 | 👩👩👦👦 | 👨👩👦👦 | ||||
| ♀︎+♀︎ | 👨👧👧 | 👩👧👧 | 👨👨👧👧 | 👩👩👧👧 | 👨👩👧👧 | ||||
| ⚪︎+♂︎ | |||||||||
| ⚪︎+♀︎ | |||||||||
| ♂︎+♀︎ | 👨👧👦 | 👩👧👦 | 👨👨👧👦 | 👩👩👧👦 | 👨👩👧👦 |
Also there is this one which specifies neither number nor gender: 👪️