merperson: dark skin tone
About this emoji
The merperson: dark skin tone emoji is part of the People & Body category (person-fantasy) since Unicode 5.0. It is associated with: merperson, dark, skin, tone.
The merperson: dark skin tone emoji belongs to the People & Body category, specifically the person-fantasy 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 🧜🏿 merperson: dark skin tone emoji for representing people, gestures, and human actions in everyday communication. It is often associated with merperson, dark, skin, tone.
Quick facts
| Emoji | 🧜🏿 |
| Name | merperson: dark skin tone |
| Category | People & Body |
| Subgroup | person-fantasy |
| Unicode version | 5.0 |
| Codepoint(s) | U+1F9DC, U+1F3FF |
| Shortcode alias | :merperson_dark_skin_tone: |
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 :merperson_dark_skin_tone: and the emoji will auto-complete.
Mobile keyboard: Open your device's emoji keyboard (🌐 or 😊 key) and search for “merperson: dark skin tone” 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.