# 🧜🏻‍♀️ Mermaid emoji: light skin tone

🧜🏻‍♀️ is the mermaid emoji (🧜‍♀️) with light skin tone. It's 🧜‍♀️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

- Emoji: 🧜🏻‍♀️
- Unicode name: mermaid: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🧜‍♀️ Mermaid](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/mermaid-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Shows a woman with a fish tail instead of legs, the legendary creature of the sea. Expect it for mermaids, fairy tales and ocean fantasy, swimming, beach and summer posts, and saying someone is at home in the water.

## Other skin tones

- 🧜‍♀️ [Mermaid](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-emoji.md)
- 🧜🏼‍♀️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏽‍♀️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FD U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏾‍♀️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏿‍♀️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/mermaid-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FF U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧜🏻‍♀️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧜 [Merperson](https://emojichart.com/merperson-emoji.md) (U+1F9DC)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♀️ [Female sign](https://emojichart.com/female-sign-emoji.md) (U+2640 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🧜🏻‍♀️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “mermaid”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “mermaid”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “mermaid”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “mermaid”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | sirena: tono de piel claro | sirena, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | sirène : peau claire | peau claire, sirène |
| Deutsch (de) | Meerjungfrau: helle Hautfarbe | helle Hautfarbe, Meerjungfrau, Nixe, Wasserfrau |
| Italiano (it) | sirena donna: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, sirena, sirena donna |
| Português (pt) | sereia: pele clara | pele clara, sereia |
| Nederlands (nl) | sirene: lichte huidskleur | lichte huidskleur, meermin, sirene |
| Svenska (sv) | sjöjungfru: ljus hy | ljus hy, sjöjungfru, sjörå |
| Polski (pl) | kobieta syrena: karnacja jasna | karnacja jasna, kobieta syrena, syrena |
| Türkçe (tr) | denizkızı: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, balık kadın, denizkızı |
| Русский (ru) | женщина-русалка: очень светлый тон кожи | женщина, женщина-русалка, очень светлый тон кожи, полурыба, русалка |
| Українська (uk) | русалка: світлий тон шкіри | жінка-русалка, русалка, світлий тон шкіри |
| Ελληνικά (el) | γυναίκα γοργόνα: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, γοργόνα, γυναίκα γοργόνα |
| العربية (ar) | حورية بحر: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, حورية بحر, عروسة البحر |
| עברית (he) | בת הים: גוון עור בהיר | בת הים, גוון עור בהיר, סירונית |
| فارسی (fa) | پری دریایی: پوست سفید | پری دریایی, پوست سفید, دریازن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | मत्स्यकन्या: गोरी त्वचा | गोरी त्वचा, मत्स्यकन्या, मत्स्यस्त्री |
| বাংলা (bn) | মারমেড: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | মারউইমেন, মারমেড, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | putri duyung: warna kulit cerah | putri duyung, wanita duyung, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nàng tiên cá: màu da sáng | công chúa cá, màu da sáng, nàng tiên cá |
| ไทย (th) | เงือก: โทนผิวสีขาว | เงือก, โทนผิวสีขาว |
| 日本語 (ja) | マーメイド: 薄い肌色 | マーメイド, 人魚, 女, 女性, 薄い肌色 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 여자 인어: 하얀 피부 | 동화, 민속, 바다 생물, 삼지창, 세이렌, 심해, 여자 인어, 인어, 하얀 피부, 해저 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 美人鱼: 较浅肤色 | 女人鱼, 美人鱼, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 美人魚：白皮膚 | 白皮膚, 美人魚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): meermin: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Mɛɛmeede: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): grua sirenë: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ሴት ግማሽ ሰው ግማሽ ዓሳ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): ջրահարս․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): মৎস্যকন্যা: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): su pərisi: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): һыу ҡыҙы: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): lamina: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): русалка: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): žena sirena: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): русалка: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေသူမ − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): sirène : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 美人魚: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 美人鱼: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): sirena: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᎨᏯ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎬᎭᏟ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): вутӑш хӗрарӑм: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): sirena: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): mořská panna: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): havfrue: lys teint
- Estonian (et): merineitsi: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): sereia: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): havfrúgv: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): sirena: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): merenneito: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): serea de sexo feminino: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ქალთევზა: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): મરમેઈડ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): aljanar ruwa: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): mermaid: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): sellőlány: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): hafmeyja: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): mamịwọta: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): murúch: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): duyung wadon: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಮತ್ಸ್ಯ ಕನ್ಯೆ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): су перісі: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سۋ پەرىسى: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): នាងមច្ឆា: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): makobwasamaki: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): मत्स्यकन्या: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): русалка: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): mekar: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ນາງເງືອກ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): nāra: gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): undinėlė: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): mórska kněžna: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Mierjongfra: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): сирена: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): ikan duyung: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): മത്സ്യകന്യക: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): serena: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): जलपरी: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): лусын дагина: цайвар
- Māori (mi): hine-ika: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): जलपरी: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Wúmán Mamíwọtá: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): sephedi sa ka meetseng: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): havfrue: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ମତ୍ସାଗଂନା: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dubartii lootu: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): مرمیډ: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਜਲਪਰੀ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): ماہی زن: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): sirena: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): sirenă: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): sirena: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): maighdeann-mhara: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): сирена: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): сирена: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): sirena: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): sirena: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းၶိုင်ႈပႃၶိုင်ႈတူဝ်မႄႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): جل پري: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): දියකිඳුරා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): morská panna: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): morska deklica: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): gabreey-maanyo: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): nguva: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): парии обӣ: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): கடல்கன்னி: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): జలకన్య: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብይቲ ዓሳ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): fefine meimeite: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): modiri wa mosadi wa tlhamane: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): suw gyzy: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): mórska knježna: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): جل پری: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): بېلىق قىز: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): ayol suv parisi: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): môr-forwyn: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): sireen: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): intombi-ntlanzi yasentsomini: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): iyemọja: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): iyemɔja: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): i-mermaid: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧜🏻‍♀️` |
| CSS | `\1F9DC\1F3FB\200D\2640\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DC}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2640}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DC\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2640\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9C F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 80 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDC D83C DFFB 200D 2640 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9C%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%80%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧜🏻‍♀️ mean?

Shows a woman with a fish tail instead of legs, the legendary creature of the sea. Expect it for mermaids, fairy tales and ocean fantasy, swimming, beach and summer posts, and saying someone is at home in the water. 🧜🏻‍♀️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧜🏻‍♀️ and 🧜‍♀️?

🧜🏻‍♀️ is the 🧜‍♀️ mermaid emoji with light skin tone. It's 🧜‍♀️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧜🏻‍♀️?

Find 🧜‍♀️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “mermaid”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🧜🏻‍♀️?

U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2640 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧜🏻‍♀️

### When was 🧜🏻‍♀️ added?

It was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/mermaid-light-skin-tone-emoji