Bust in silhouette emoji meaning

The bust in silhouette emoji shows a simple outline of a person from the shoulders up, focusing on the head and neck area. This design has no facial features or details, which gives it a neutral, anonymous appearance. It is commonly used in digital communication to represent identity, a person's profile, or the idea of someone being present without showing specific details about who they are. Because of its straightforward and minimalistic design, this emoji is often linked to concepts like individuality, privacy, or the general representation of a person. It appears frequently in discussions about social media profiles, online users, or when referencing someone in a general or unidentified sense.

The bust in silhouette emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026