Person: Bald Emoji

A person with a bald head. Can be used to represent a bald person or a person with a shaved head. May also be used to represent a person experiencing hair loss from chemotherapy, alopecia, or other medical treatments or conditions. To promote inclusivity and reflect the diversity of human appearances, active consideration of this emoji is done worldwide by both men and women. This also indicates that this emoji is completely gender-neutral because going bald can be a woman's choice as well just like it is of a man. Most prominently, this emoji acknowledges that baldness is a common human trait, whether it is due to genetics, any medical conditions, or even a personal choice.

HISTORY:

The introduction and standardization of this emoji under the Unicode Consortium is done to reflect a growing societal awareness and acceptance of diversified physical appearances & characteristics, whether they are due to any health problem or by choice. This emoji is an active step towards the aim to be more representative of all people and their beautified diversity.

USES:

To provide a better self-reflection and self-representation of a bald person in the world, this emoji can be actively used in various online and conversational platforms.