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Person Getting Haircut Emoji 💇

Scissors mid-snip at someone's head, this one's for the fresh trim — salon visits and a bold new style included. It's the reset that comes with 'new hair, new me,' pulled out the moment someone books (or regrets) a haircut.

What 💇 means

Short hair and a pair of open scissors define this gender-neutral character, the blades gripping a few strands as if about to snip them off.

The 💇 Person Getting Haircut emoji signifies a trip to the salon. However, it can also suggest change and a sense of becoming a new you. This emoji is available at the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.

How and when to use it

If you finally got a haircut after ages and you're posting this little personal milestone on social media, use 💇 in the caption.
You can also use 💇 as a way of seeming laid-back and unbothered on chat. For example, if your bestie is screaming on chat about something that you're supposed to be bothered about, you can reply with "Oh, hey boo. Nah, I don't care. I'm busy 💇".
You can use 💇 even in the context of getting a new hairstyle or doing it by yourself. So, the next time you sleek-style your hair, you can put that picture up on social media and tag this emoji along.
If you're a hairstylist by profession, you can use 💇 in your social media profile name.
You can use 💇 while responding to social media posts that are about haircuts and styling.
If you cut your hair by yourself or you gave a close someone a great haircut, you can proudly flaunt this talent of yours with the 💇 emoji.

Other Names

💇 Haircut
💇 Gender-Neutral Person Getting Haircut
💇 Hairstyling
💇 Salon
💇 Hairdo
💇 Person Chopping Hair
💇 Coiffure
💇 Hair Dressing

💇 in real conversations

What does 💇 mean when nobody's actually at the salon?

A fresh-start metaphor — 'new hair, new me' stretched to cover any kind of reset, not just an actual trim. It shows up under a new job, a move, or just a mood shift, borrowing the same feeling of shedding something and starting clean that an actual haircut gives people.

What does 💇 mean when someone posts a big chop?

Usually genuine excitement about a real haircut, often with a before-and-after attached. It also carries a well-known second layer — the impulse cut after a breakup or a rough stretch, chopping it all off as a way of taking back control. Either reading works; the caption around it usually makes clear which one's meant.

Why does 💇 show scissors instead of clippers?

Because the image is built around a stylist mid-snip, shears open, which reads instantly as 'salon' rather than any specific cut. Clippers would tie it to one particular style — a buzz cut, a fade — while scissors keep it generic enough to cover a trim, a full chop, or a total overhaul equally well.

The lowdown

Category: People & Body › person-activity
Codepoints: U+1F487
Emoji version: Emoji 0.6
Shortcodes: :haircut::person_getting_haircut: Discord
Keywords: barber, beauty, chop, cosmetology, cut, groom, hair, haircut, parlor, person, shears, style

How it looks across platforms

Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.