Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A explained

Blockname:Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A
Rangestart:1FA70
Rangeend:1FAFF
Script1:Common
Symbols:Emoji
12 0:16
13 0:41
14 0:31
15 0:19
Note:[1] [2]

Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A is a Unicode block containing emoji characters. It extends the set of symbols included in the Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs block.

All of the characters in the Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block are emoji.[3] [4]

Emoji modifiers

The Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block has twelve emoji that represent people or body parts.They can be modified using U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF to provide for a range of skin tones using the Fitzpatrick scale:[4]

Human emoji
U+ 1FAC3 1FAC4 1FAC5 1FAF0 1FAF1 1FAF2 1FAF3 1FAF4 1FAF5 1FAF6 1FAF7 1FAF8
emoji
FITZ-1-2 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻 🏻
FITZ-3 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼 🏼
FITZ-4 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽 🏽
FITZ-5 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾 🏾
FITZ-6 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿 🏿

Additional human emoji can be found in other Unicode blocks: Dingbats, Emoticons, Miscellaneous Symbols, Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs, Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs and Transport and Map Symbols.

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Symbols and Pictographs Extended-A block:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  3. Web site: UTR #51: Unicode Emoji. 2023-09-05. Unicode Consortium.
  4. Web site: UCD: Emoji Data for UTR #51. 2023-02-01. Unicode Consortium.