A hair component showing red/auburn hair—used in people emoji to indicate hair color.
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Last updated: 10/31/2025
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👨🦰 man: red hair, usually shown as a man with red hair, a beard, and a slightly open mouth. The man: red hair emoji is commonly used to represent redheaded men, ginger-haired individuals, or people with auburn hair. It can refer to family members, friends, or oneself, celebrating genetic diversity and unique hair colors. It gives a friendly and personal feeling, helping people find representation or describe specific physical features in everyday conversations. In chats and captions, you can use it to describe someone's appearance, such as "Met a really nice redheaded man 👨🦰 at the coffee shop today." For personal representation, you could write "Finally, a ginger man 👨🦰 emoji that looks just like me!" When talking about family traits, it can also appear in "My brother 👨🦰 definitely inherited the family red hair gene."
👩🦰 woman: red hair, usually shown as a woman with red hair and a neutral face. The woman: red hair emoji is commonly used to represent women with red hair or to highlight ginger hair color in general. It can refer to personal identity, hair dye transformations, or specific family traits. It gives a friendly and distinctive feeling, making it easy for people to represent themselves or others with this unique hair color in daily conversations. In chats and captions, you can use it to describe yourself, such as "Finally found a hair dye that matches my natural ginger hair 👩🦰!" For a family update, you could write "My daughter 👩🦰 inherited her grandmother's beautiful red curls." When pointing out a friend in a crowd, it can also appear in "Look for the tall woman 👩🦰 standing near the entrance."