Elf emoji ๐ง
Emoji 5.0 (2017) ยท U+1F9DD
Skin tones ยท Tap a tone to copy it.
What ๐ง means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Elf ๐ง is tagged with these keywords: elves, enchantment, fantasy, folklore, magic, magical, myth.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing elves or enchantment in the emoji search brings up ๐ง.
Elf ๐ง is one of 33 emoji in the fantasy characters subgroup of people & body (390 emoji), next to ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ง ๐งโโ๏ธ.
๐ง comes in 5 skin tones, from ๐ง๐ป to ๐ง๐ฟ, plus the default yellow. Tap a tone above to copy it.
Will ๐ง show on my friend's phone?
๐ง was added in Emoji 5.0 (2017). Phones updated in the last few years show it; a very old phone may show a box instead.
How to type ๐ง
Any emoji picker finds ๐ง when you search for elf.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type elf.
- Mac: press Ctrl+โ+Space and type elf in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type elf.
Codes for developers
Elf ๐ง is a single code point, U+1F9DD. In UTF-8 it takes 4 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+1F9DD | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | 🧝 | |
| HTML (decimal) | 🧝 | |
| CSS | content: "\1F9DD"; | |
| JavaScript | \u{1F9DD} | |
| URL | %F0%9F%A7%9D | |
| UTF-8 bytes | F0 9F A7 9D |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ๐ง in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
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All people & body emoji โQuestions people ask
What does the elf emoji mean?
Unicode calls ๐ง "elf" and links it with elves, enchantment, fantasy, folklore. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the fantasy characters subgroup of people & body.
When was the elf emoji added?
In Emoji 5.0, released in 2017. Phones updated since about 2018 show it.
Can I change the skin tone of ๐ง?
Yes. ๐ง has these skin tones: ๐ง๐ป ๐ง๐ผ ๐ง๐ฝ ๐ง๐พ ๐ง๐ฟ. Tap one on this page to copy it, or set a default skin tone on the emoji page so every emoji on this site uses it.