Person with skullcap emoji meaning

The person with skullcap emoji shows a person wearing a traditional East Asian headdress called the "gua pi mao." This style of hat has historical roots in Chinese culture and was often associated with status and respect in traditional society. The emoji is often used to represent cultural heritage, traditions, or to symbolize someone from an East Asian background. In conversations, it can also suggest ideas like wisdom or a classic, old-fashioned feeling, depending on how it is used.

The person with skullcap emoji was approved in Unicode 6.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/09026