older person
About this emoji
The older person emoji is part of the People & Body category (person) since Unicode 5.0. It is associated with: adult, elderly, grandparent, old.
The older person emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the person subgroup. It was introduced in Unicode 5.0 and is supported across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS.
People commonly use the 🧓 older person emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with adult, elderly, grandparent, old.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🧓 |
| Name | older person |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | person |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9D3 |
| Shortcode alias | :older_person: |
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 :older_person: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “older person” 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.