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http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16182-gender-zwj-sequences-list.pdf
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http://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-zwj-sequences.html
| Codepoint | Meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| U+263A | White Smiley | Neutral, (details unknown, unimportant, unavailable) | |
| U+1F610 | Neutral Face | 😐 | Neutral, (details unknown, unimportant, unavailable) |
| U+1F464 | Bust in Silhouette | 👤 | Neutral, (details unknown, unimportant, unavailable) |
| U+X0001 | Adult Person | Person, grown-up | |
| U+1F469 | Woman | 👩 | Female, woman, feminine |
| U+1F468 | Man | 👨 | Male, man, masculine |
| U+X0002 | Older Person | Retired person, senior, expert | |
| U+1F475 | Older Woman | 👵 | Retired female, senior woman, female expert |
| U+1F474 | Older Man | 👴 | Retired male, senior man, male expert |
| U+X0000 | Child | Trainee, learner, student, beginner, intern | |
| U+1F476 | Baby | 👶 | Trainee, learner, student, beginner, intern |
| U+1F467 | Girl | 👧 | Female trainee, learner, student, beginner, intern |
| U+1F466 | Boy | 👦 | Male trainee, learner, student, beginner, intern |
| U+1F47D | Alien | 👽 | Extraterrestrial, alien, foreign, out-sourced, anonymous |
| U+1F916 | Robot | 🤖 | Android, robot, automated service, machine, self-service, bot |
| U+1F63A | Cat | 😺 | Furry, humanoid/anthropomorphous animal, toon |
| Codepoint | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| U+1F46E | Police Officer | 👮 |
| U+1F575 | Sleuth | 🕵 |
| U+1F482 | Guard | 💂 |
| U+1F477 | Construction Worker | 👷 |
There are several sports, other activities and emotions that are commonly depicted by or with people.
| Codepoint | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| U+1F3D7 | Construction Site | 🏗 |
| U+1F3D8 | House Buildings | 🏘 |
| U+1F3DB | Classical Building | 🏛 |
| U+1F3DF | Stadium | 🏟 |
| U+1F3E0 | House Building | 🏠 |
| U+1F3E1 | House with Garden | 🏠 |
| U+1F3E2 | Office Building | 🏢 |
| U+1F3E3 | Japanese Post Office | 🏣 |
| U+1F3E4 | European Post Office | 🏤 |
| U+1F3E5 | Hospital | 🏥 |
| U+1F3E6 | Bank | 🏦 |
| U+1F3E8 | Hotel | 🏨 |
| U+1F3E9 | Love Hotel | 🏩 |
| U+1F3EA | Convenience Store | 🏪 |
| U+1F3EB | School | 🏫 |
| U+1F3EC | Department Store | 🏬 |
| U+1F3ED | Factory | 🏭 |
| U+1F3EF | Japanese Castle | 🏯 |
| U+1F3F0 | European Castle | 🏰 |
| U+1F6E3 | Highway | 🛣 |
| U+1F6E4 | Rail Tracks | 🛤 |
| U+26EA | Church | ⛪ |
| U+26EB | Castle | ⛫ |
This doesn’t include nature scenes like desert, island or mountain. (There’s no forest or field emoji!) National Park U+1F3DE could be used for a guide or ranger, though, and Beach with Umbrella U+1F3D6 may be good for a life guard.
| Codepoint | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| U+1F680 | Rocket | 🚀 |
| U+1F681 | Helicopter | 🚁 |
| U+1F68_ | lots of trains | 🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚊🚋 |
| U+1F68C–90 | busses | 🚌🚍🚎🚐 |
| U+1F691 | Ambulance | 🚑 |
| U+1F692/F1 | Fire Engine | 🚒🛱 |
| U+1F693/4 | police cars | 🚓🚔 |
| U+1F695/6 | taxis | 🚕🚖 |
| U+1F697–9 | cars | 🚗🚘🚙 |
| U+1F69A/B | trucks | 🚚🚛 |
| U+26DF | Black Truck | ⛟ |
| U+1F69C | Tractor | 🚜 |
| U+1F69D–A1/F2 | more trains | 🚝🚞🚟🚠🚡🛲 |
| U+1F6A2/E5/F3 | ships and boats | 🚢 🛥 🛳 |
| U+1F6E6–C | planes | 🛦🛧🛨🛩🛪🛫🛬 |
| U+2708 | Airplane |
(To do: very incomplete, only from BMP “Miscellaneous Symbols” block currently)
| Codepoint | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
| U+2692 | Hammer and Pick | ⚒ |
| U+2693 | Anchor | ⚓ |
| U+2694 | Crossed Swords | ⚔ |
| U+2695 | Staff of Aesculapius | ⚕ |
| U+2696 | Scales | ⚖ |
| U+2697 | Alembic | ⚗ |
| U+2698 | Flower | ⚘ |
| U+2699 | Gear | ⚙ |
| U+269A | Staff of Hermes | ⚚ |
| U+269B | Atom Symbol | ⚛ |
| U+26A1 | High Voltage Sign | ⚡ |
| U+26CF | Pick | ⛏ |
| U+26D1 | Helmet with White Cross | ⛑ |
https://googleblog.blogspot.de/2016/07/promoting-gender-equality-through-emoji.html http://unicode.org/L2/L2016/16160-emoji-professions.pdf
| Category | Codepoint | Professions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | U+1F4BC | Briefcase | 💼 | Office worker, accountant, banker, manager, financial adviser, tax preparer, clerk; Business Worker: Office worker, business person, financial analyst, manager, architect, white-collar worker, |
| Healthcare | U+2695 | Staff of Aesculapius | ⚕ | Doctor, physician, MD; Health Worker: healthcare professional, doctor, nurse, therapist, |
| Education | U+1F393 | Graduation Cap | 🎓 | Graduate; academic, postdoc; Student: Pupil, graduate, |
| Education | U+1F3EB | School | 🏫 | Teacher, professor; Teacher: Professor, instructor, |
| Science | U+1F52C | Microscope | 🔬 | Scientist, chemist, lab technician; Scientist: Technologist, engineer, mathematician, chemist, physicist, biologist |
| Technology | U+1F4BB | Personal Computer | 💻 | Software engineer, person coding, working on laptop; Coder: Software developer, engineer, inventor, gamer, |
| Industry | U+1F3ED | Factory | 🏭 | Factory worker, metallurgical worker, mechanic; Welder: factory worker, industrial worker, assembly worker, manufacturing |
| Industry | U+1F527 | Wrench | 🔧 | Mechanic, repair person, plumber, handy person; Mechanic: tradesperson, plumber, electrician, repair person, |
| Farming | U+1F69C | Tractor | 🚜 | Farmer: farm worker, rancher, gardener, farming, … |
| Food service | U+1F373 | Cooking | 🍳 | Chef, cook; Chef: Cook, cooking |
| Music | U+1F918 | Sign of the Horn | 🤘 | Rocker, rockstar; Rockstar: Singer, entertainer, |
| Category | Codepoint | Professions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | U+1F3E5 | Hospital | 🏥 | Nurses, dentist, anesthesiologist, radiologist, white-coat worker |
| Industry | U+26A1 | High Voltage Sign | ⚡ | High tech industry worker, assembly line worker; electrician, electric engineer |
Apparently, Apple has proposed additional ZWJ profession sequences in the summer of 2016. They actually match entries previously found in my Further Ideas below.
http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2016/16221r-additional-zwj-seq.pdf
| Category | Codepoint | Professions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public service | U+1F692 | Fire Engine | 🚒 | fire fighter |
| Art | U+1F3A8 | Color Palette | 🎨 | [painter,] artist |
| Transport | U+1F680 | Rocket | 🚀 | astronaut, [cosmonaut, taikonaut, space pilot] |
| Transport | U+2708 | Airplane | pilot, [flight assistant] | |
| Public service | U+2696 | Scales | ⚖ | judge, [lawyer, attorney, prosecutor] |
There have been some changes to the proposals regarding the emoji being used to represent the profession.
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http://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-zwj-sequences.html
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http://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-beta/emoji-zwj-sequences.html
These pages also show variants with different non-default skin tones and gender selection for existing emojis showing people.
| Codepoint | Profession | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| U+1F33E | Ear of Rice | 🌾 | Farmer |
| U+1F373 | Cooking | 🍳 | Cook |
| U+1F393 | Graduation Cap | 🎓 | Student |
| U+1F3A4 | Microphone | 🎤 | Singer |
| U+1F3A8 | Artist Palette | 🎨 | Artist |
| U+1F3EB | School | 🏫 | Teacher |
| U+1F3ED | Factory | 🏭 | Factory worker |
| U+1F4BB | Personal Computer | 💻 | Technologist |
| U+1F4BC | Briefcase | 💼 | Office worker |
| U+1F527 | Wrench | 🔧 | Mechanic |
| U+1F52C | Microscope | 🔬 | Scientist |
| U+1F680 | Rocket | 🚀 | Astronaut |
| U+1F692 | Fire Engine | 🚒 | Firefighter |
| U+2695 | Staff of Aesculapius | ⚕ | Health worker |
| U+2696 | Scales | ⚖ | Judge |
| U+2708 | Airplane | Pilot |
The semantic relationship between character and profession differs greatly. There are tools, products, work places and vehicles, accessoires, traditional symbols. The choices seem very arbitrary and not at all systematic. There is no indication whatsoever that empirical research has been done to find out which emojis – if any – users actually combine already to represent professions or activities.
| Category | Codepoint | Professions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | U+1F3DA | Derelict House Building | 🏚 | broke, homeless, evictee |
| Business | U+260F | White Telephone | ☏ | support, call center agent, personal assistant, secretary |
| Business | U+1F4DE | Telephone Receiver | 📞 | support, call center agent, personal assistant, secretary |
| Business | U+260E | Black Telephone | ☎️ | support, call center agent, personal assistant, secretary |
| Business | U+1F3E1 | House with Garden | 🏡 | stay-at-home parent, housekeeper, realtor, estate agent, broker |
| Business | U+1F3E0 | House Building | 🏠 | stay-at-home parent, housekeeper, realtor, estate agent, broker |
| Business | U+1F3E2 | Office Building | 🏢 | cubicle worker, white-collar worker |
| Business | U+1F3E6 | Bank | 🏦 | bank teller, bank clerk, banker |
| Business | U+1F3EA | Convenience Store | 🏪 | shop clerk |
| Business | U+1F3EC | Department Store | 🏬 | sales person, seller, shpping assistant |
| Education | U+1F392 | School Satchel | 🎒 | pupil, student, school kid |
| Food service | U+1F354 | Hamburger | 🍔 | fast food clerk |
| Food service | U+1F35F | French Fries | 🍟 | fast food clerk |
| Food service | U+1F356 | Meat on Bone | 🍖 | butcher |
| Food service | U+1F35E | Bread | 🍞 | baker, pastry cook, confectioner |
| Food service | U+1F382 | Birthday Cake | 🎂 | baker, pastry cook, confectioner |
| Food service | U+1F370 | Shortcake | 🍰 | baker, pastry cook, confectioner |
| Food service | U+1F374 | Fork and Knife (~ Restaurant, Meal) | 🍴 | waiter, maitre d’ |
| Food service | U+1F37D | Fork and Knife with Plate (~ Dining) | 🍽 | waiter, maitre d’ |
| Food service | U+1F37A | Beer Mug | 🍺 | innkeeper, barkeeper, bartender |
| Food service | U+1F37B | Clinking Beer Mugs | 🍻 | innkeeper, barkeeper, bartender |
| Food service | U+1F377 | Wine Glass | 🍷 | innkeeper, barkeeper, bartender, sommelier |
| Food service | U+1F378 | Cocktail Glass (~ Lounge) | 🍸 | innkeeper, barkeeper, bartender, mixologist |
| Food service | U+1F379 | Tropical Drink | 🍹 | innkeeper, barkeeper, bartender, mixologist |
| Healthcare | U+1F691 | 🚑 | paramedic | |
| Healthcare | U+1F37C | Baby Bottle | 🍼 | nanny, midwife, wetnurse |
| Healthcare | U+1F3A9 | Top Hat | 🎩 | undertaker, circus director |
| Healthcare | U+1F453 | Glasses | 👓 | Ophthalmologist, optician |
| Healthcare | U+1F484 | Lipstick | 💄 | visagist, makeup artist, manicurist |
| Healthcare | U+1F485 | Nail Polish (~ manicure, nail care) | 💅 | visagist, makeup artist, manicurist |
| Healthcare | U+1F48A | Pill | 💊 | patient, junkie, addict |
| Healthcare | U+1F489 | Syringe | 💉 | patient, junkie, addict |
| Healthcare | U+2651 | ⛑ | rescue worker, paramedic; construction worker, see U+1F477 👷 | |
| Healthcare | U+26B0 | Coffin | ⚰ | undertaker |
| Industry | U+1F6C0 | Bath | 🛀 | plumber |
| Industry | U+1F6BF | Shower | 🚿 | plumber |
| Industry | U+1F6BD | Toilet | 🚽 | plumber |
| Industry | U+1F6C1 | Bathtub | 🛁 | plumber |
| Industry | U+2692 | Hammer and Pick | ⚒ | miner, manual labor |
| Industry | U+26CF | Pick | ⛏ | miner, manual labor |
| Industry | U+1F528 | Hammer | 🔨 | miner, manual labor |
| Media | U+1F3A5 | Movie Camera (~ film, movies) | 🎥 | cinematographer, film star, movie star, TV star |
| Media | U+1F4FD | Film Projector (~ movies) | 📽 | cinematographer, film star, movie star, TV star |
| Media | U+1F39E | Film Frames | 🎞 | cinematographer, film star, movie star, TV star |
| Media | U+1F3A6 | Cinema (movie theater, movie projector) | 🏚 | |
| Media | U+1F4F7 | 📷 | photographer, photo model | |
| Media | U+1F4F8 | 📸 | photographer, photo model | |
| Media | U+1F5E3 | 🗣 | speaker, presenter, host, moderator, politician | |
| Media | U+270D | ✍️ | author, writer, journalist, blogger, editor, columnist, artist | |
| Public service | U+1F694 | 🚔 | police force, see U+1F46E Police 👮 | |
| Public service | U+1F693 | 🚓 | police force, see U+1F46E Police 👮 | |
| Public service | U+1F3E3 | Japanese Post Office | 🏣 | post agent |
| Public service | U+1F3E4 | European Post Office | 🏤 | post agent |
| Public service | U+267B | ♻ | cleaner janitor | |
| Public service | U+1F5D1 | 🗑 | cleaner, janitor | |
| Public service | U+2694 | Crossed Swords | ⚔ | knight, soldier, fighter, combattant |
| Public service | U+269A | Staff of Hermes | ⚚ | post worker, delivery, messenger |
| Public service | U+1F4E6 | Parcel | 📦 | post worker, delivery, messenger |
| Public service | U+1F4EF | Post Horn | 📯 | post worker, delivery, messenger |
| Public service | U+1F5DE | 🗞 | post worker, delivery, messenger | |
| Public service | U+3020 | Postal Mark Face | 〠 | post worker, delivery, messenger |
| Religion | U+271D | ✝️ | orthodox Christian, Quaker, Amish | |
| Religion | U+2626 | ☦️ | Orthodox Christian (Eastern …) | |
| Religion | U+2721 | ✡️ | orthodox Jew | |
| Religion | U+262A | ☪️ | orthodox Muslim | |
| Religion | U+2638 | ☸️ | orthodox Buddhist | |
| Religion | U+1F549 | 🕉 | orthodox Hindu | |
| Religion | U+1F492 | Wedding Chapel | 💒 | minister, best man, bridesmaid |
| Religion | U+1F4A3 | Bomb | 💣 | terrorist |
| Religion | U+1F4FF | 📿 | Christian nun / monk | |
| Religion | U+1F52E | 🔮 | medium, psychic | |
| Religion | U+1F54C | Mosque | 🕌 | Muslim priest |
| Religion | U+1F54D | Synagogue | 🕍 | Jewish priest |
| Religion | U+26EA | Church | ⛪️ | Christian priest |
| Science | U+1F4DC | 📜 | scientist, scholar | |
| Science | U+1F4DA | 📚 | scientist, scholar | |
| Science | U+1F4D6 | 📖 | scientist, scholar | |
| Science | U+1F3DB | Classical Building | 🏛 | archeologist, historian, archivar |
| Science | U+1F52D | Telescope | 🔭 | astronomer, astrologist, astrophysicist |
| Science | U+2697 | ⚗ | chemist, scientist, laboratory worker | |
| Science | U+269B | Atom Symbol | ⚛ | physicist, scientist |
| Service | U+1F3E8 | Hotel | 🏨 | receptionist (cf. U+1F481 💁), maid, bellboy, … |
| Service | U+1F3E9 | Love Hotel | 🏩 | prostitute, pimp |
| Service | U+1F488 | 💈 | barber, hairdresser, coiffeur, hair stylist | |
| Service | U+2702 | Black Scissors | ✂️ | barber, hairdresser, coiffeur, hair stylist |
| Service | U+1F487 | 💇 | barber, hairdresser, coiffeur, hair stylist | |
| Service | U+2698 | Flower | ⚘ | florist, gardener, interior designer |
| Technology | U+2699 | Gear | ⚙ | Engineer |
| Transport | U+2693 | Anchor | ⚓️ | sailor, captain |
| Transport | U+1F69A | 🚚 | trucker | |
| Transport | U+1F69B | 🚛 | trucker | |
| Transport | U+1F695 | Taxi | 🚕 | driver, chauffeur |
| Transport | U+1F68C | Bus | 🚌 | driver, chauffeur |
| Transport | U+1F68D | Oncoming Bus | 🚍 | driver, chauffeur |
| Art | U+1F58C | Paintbrush | 🖌 | painter, artist |
| Art | U+1F3AD | Performing Arts (~ theater masks, theater) | 🎭 | actor, playwright, screenwriter |
| Art | U+1F3AC | Clapper Board (~ film) | 🎬 | director, cinematographer |
| Art | U+1F3B7 | Saxophone | 🎷 | musician (Jazz) |
| Art | U+1F3BA | Trumpet | 🎺 | musician (marching band) |
| Art | U+1F3B8 | Guitar | 🎸 | musician (Rock/Folk) |
| Art | U+1F3BB | Violin | 🎻 | musician (classical orchestra) |
| Art | U+1F3B9 | Keyboard | 🎹 | musician (Pop) |
| Art | U+1F3BC | Musical Score | 🎼 | composer, musician |
| Art | U+1F3A4 | Microphone | 🎤 | singer |
| Precomposed | Codepoint | Sequence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biker, Cyclist | U+1F3DA | 🚴 | 🚲 | ZWJ U+1F6B2 | Bicycle |
| Person with Ball | U+26F9 | ⛹ | 🏀 | ZWJ U+1F3C0 | Basketball and Basket |
| Person with Ball | U+26F9 | ⛹ | ⚽️ | ZWJ U+26BD | Soccer Ball |
| Person with Ball | U+26F9 | ⛹ | 🏐 | ZWJ U+1F3D0 | Volley Ball |
| Horse Racing | U+1F3C7 | 🏇 | 🐎 | ZWJ U+1F40E | Horse |
| Skier | U+26F7 | ⛷ | 🎿 | ZWJ U+1F3BF | Ski and Boots |
| Bath | U+1F6C0 | 🛀 | 🛁 | ZWJ U+1F6C1 | Bathtub |
… possibly more