curly hair
About this emoji
The curly hair emoji is part of the Component category (hair-style) since Unicode 11.0. It is associated with: afro, curly, hair, ringlets.
The curly hair emoji belongs to the Component category, specifically the hair-style subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 11.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🦱 curly hair emoji for modifying skin tone or hair style on supported people emojis. It is often associated with afro, curly, hair, ringlets.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🦱 |
| Name | curly hair |
| Category | Component |
| Subgroup | hair-style |
| Unicode version | 11.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9B1 |
| Shortcode alias | :curly_hair: |
How to use
Copy and paste: Click the “Copy to clipboard” button above and paste the emoji anywhere — messages, social media posts, emails, or documents.
Shortcode: On platforms that support emoji shortcodes (Slack, GitHub, Discord), type :curly_hair: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “curly hair” to find it quickly.
Windows: Press Win + . to open the emoji picker, then search by name.
macOS: Press ⌃ Control + ⌘ Cmd + Space to open the Character Viewer.