Last updated: 06/13/2026

πŸ§’ child, usually shown as the face of a child with short hair and simple facial features.

The child emoji is commonly used to represent young children, offspring, or youth in general. It can refer to family life, parenting, early childhood education, or a sense of youthful curiosity. It gives a warm and gentle feeling, making it ideal for discussions about kids of any gender or looking back at childhood.

In chats and captions, you can use it for a parenting update, such as "Taking my sweet child πŸ§’ to the park for some fresh air." When talking about family, you could write "My sister just had a beautiful baby, and now there is a new child πŸ§’ in the family." For school-related topics, it can also appear in "The local school is hosting a fun day for every young child πŸ§’ in the neighborhood."

Subgroups
Unicode
U+1F9D2
Variant status
Fully-qualified
Emoji version

Platform rendering differences

child appearance on Apple

Apple

child appearance on Microsoft

Microsoft

child appearance on Twemoji

Twemoji

child appearance on Noto

Noto

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