Old Woman 👵

This emoji depicts an elderly woman with white or gray hair, wrinkles, and a gentle, warm expression that radiates kindness and wisdom. The design often shows longer hair or a softer hairstyle, emphasizing the feminine presentation while clearly marking advanced age through facial features and coloring.

People use it to represent grandmothers, elderly female relatives, or older women in general. It appears frequently in family conversations, birthday messages to older loved ones, or when sharing stories about "grandma." The emoji carries affectionate, respectful undertones—it's rarely used negatively, instead evoking warmth, care, and family connection.

Beyond literal representation, it can be used in broader discussions about women's experiences with aging, intergenerational wisdom, or cultural traditions often passed down by grandmothers. It's particularly meaningful in contexts celebrating elder women's roles in families and communities.

Designed with kindness and dignity, this emoji has been part of the standard set since the very early days of emoji, approved as part of Unicode Emoji 0.6 in 2010. Like its male counterpart, it remains one of the most universally understood and warmly received person emojis across all platforms and cultures.