Fingerprint emoji meaning

The fingerprint emoji shows a unique pattern of ridges shaped like a real fingerprint. It often represents personal identity, individual uniqueness, and the idea of leaving a mark or trace. People use it in discussions about forensics, crime-solving, or detective work, as fingerprints have long been key to identifying individuals in these fields. This emoji can also symbolize security measures, like fingerprint authentication on devices, or the concept of leaving behind something personal, whether physical or metaphorical.

The fingerprint emoji was approved in Unicode 16.0 and added in Emoji 16.0, see related proposal L2/23258