A person wears a gua pi mao, a round, sectioned skullcap tied to Chinese tradition and once a marker of status during the Qing dynasty. It's used to reference that cultural headwear specifically, more often in posts about heritage or festivals than everyday texting.
What ðē means
A red and green cap covers the top of the head on this gender-neutral face. Also known as the gua pi mao, the skullcap in this emoji is a type of a Chinese cap.
The ðē Person With Skullcap emoji can refer to the Chinese culture/fashion of sporting this headgear. This warm layer of clothing signifies style, comfort, culture, and a great option to keep the moisture off your head.
It is available in the designated skin tones on almost all platforms.
How and when to use it
- If you're discussing a trip and the kind of clothing you'd be packing, you can use ðē while suggesting a skullcap on your group chat, especially if your trip is going to be at a moderately cold place.
- If you recently bought a super funky skullcap that you're flaunting pictures of it on your social media handle, you can use ðē in the post caption.
- You can also use ðē in the post caption if you're sharing pictures of your vacation (to that cold place).
- Sometimes, ðē can also be used to refer to a beanie, a bonnet and a beret too.
- If you have a skull-cap style that you carry out every day, with every attire and you love this piece of fashion, then you can use ðē in your social media name if you like to be identified by your style.
- For some reason, ðē can also refer to a bully or a person who condescends someone.
Other Names
- ðē Skullcap
- ðē Chinese Hat
- ðē Beanie
- ðē Beret
- ðē Bonnet
- ðē Dink Cap
- ðē Fashion
- ðē Chinese Headgear
- ðē Asian Man
- ðē Gua Pi Mao
- ðē Man With Gua Pi Mao
The lowdown
- Category
- People & Body âš person-role
- Codepoints
U+1F472- Emoji version
- Emoji 0.6
- Shortcodes
:man_with_gua_pi_mao::man_with_chinese_cap:Discord- Keywords
- cap, Chinese, gua, guapi, hat, mao, person, pi, skullcap
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.
Skin tone variations
⥠Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first â ðē Person with Skullcap or ð Passport Control?