U+1FAAE "🪮" Hair Pick Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1FAAE "🪮" Hair Pick is a relative latecomer to the emoji set, having been officially added in 2023 as part of Unicode 15.0 to represent the specific hand-held grooming tool known as a hair pick. Visually depicted with a broad, curved handle and spaced prongs, it is most commonly associated with styling and detangling natural Black hair textures, including afros and braids. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard was driven by proposals highlighting the cultural significance of the hair pick within the African diaspora, where it functions not only as a practical styling aid but also as a historic symbol of Black identity and pride. As a result, this character serves a distinct purpose that was previously unfulfilled by other comb or hair-related emojis.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
🪮 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
🪮 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9F 0xAA 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD83E 0xDEAE |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001FAAE |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud83e\udeae |
Unicode Properties