People & Body · Emoji 12.1

🧑‍🎓Student Emoji

🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate. People use it when talking about school, education, or someone who just finished their studies.

🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate.

Download PNG / SVG
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393
Released
2019
Shortcode
:student:
Skin tones
Yes
U+1F9D1 +2Your device
🧑‍🎓

01 — Meaning

What does the 🧑‍🎓 Student emoji mean?

In plain english
🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate. People use it when talking about school, education, or someone who just finished their studies. It’s often used in a positive or celebratory way, like congratulating someone on graduating or talking about their studies. You’ll see it used in posts about university life, or when someone is discussing their learning experience. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means someone is a student or a graduate. It’s a simple way to represent that idea in a text. People use it when they're discussing school or learning. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🧑‍🎓, she’s usually just referencing that she’s a student, or she’s trying to be cute and relatable. It doesn’t always have a deeper meaning. Sometimes it’s just a quick way to show she’s thinking about school. FAQ_GUY: When a guy sends you 🧑‍🎓, he's likely talking about his studies or a recent accomplishment related to education. It’s a straightforward way to indicate that he’s a student. It’s not usually meant to be overly serious. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Congrats!” 🧑‍🎓, or “That’s awesome!” 🧑‍🎓, or “Keep studying!” 🧑‍🎓. You could also simply respond with “Totally!” 🧑‍🎓. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🧑‍🎓 You’re the best 🧑‍🎓 Studying hard 🧑‍🎓 Graduation day soon 🧑‍🎓 Need coffee 🧑‍🎓 Future engineer 🧑‍🎓 🧑‍🎓 sits in hand emojis, where it is listed next to everything used the same way.
Where it comes from
🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate. People use it when talking about school, education, or someone who just finished their studies. It’s often used in a positive or celebratory way, like congratulating someone on graduating or talking about their studies. You’ll see it used in posts about university life, or when someone is discussing their learning experience. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means someone is a student or a graduate. It’s a simple way to represent that idea in a text. People use it when they're discussing school or learning. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🧑‍🎓, she’s usually just referencing that she’s a student, or she’s trying to be cute and relatable. It doesn’t always have a deeper meaning. Sometimes it’s just a quick way to show she’s thinking about school. FAQ_GUY: When a guy sends you 🧑‍🎓, he's likely talking about his studies or a recent accomplishment related to education. It’s a straightforward way to indicate that he’s a student. It’s not usually meant to be overly serious. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Congrats!” 🧑‍🎓, or “That’s awesome!” 🧑‍🎓, or “Keep studying!” 🧑‍🎓. You could also simply respond with “Totally!” 🧑‍🎓. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🧑‍🎓 You’re the best 🧑‍🎓 Studying hard 🧑‍🎓 Graduation day soon 🧑‍🎓 Need coffee 🧑‍🎓 Future engineer 🧑‍🎓
Also known as

People search for it under a lot of different names. All of these point at the same character.

graduate emoji

02 — Platforms

Student emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X

The character is always U+1F9D1 — but every vendor draws it their own way. This is what your student looks like to the person on the other side.

Student emoji on Apple
AppleiPhone, iPad, macOS
Student emoji on Google
GoogleAndroid, Gmail, Chrome
Student emoji on Twitter / X
Twitter / XX, Discord, Twemoji apps
Student emoji on Facebook
FacebookFacebook, Messenger
Student emoji on OpenMoji
OpenMojiOpen-source, design systems

See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.

03 — Skin tones

Student emoji skin tones

🧑‍🎓 supports all five Fitzpatrick skin tone modifiers. Each one is a separate character sequence — tap any to copy it.

04 — Copy & codes

Student emoji copy and paste

Tap any value to copy it. The emoji itself works everywhere, the escapes are for your code, and the shortcode Slack and Discord expect is :student:.

All emoji copy and paste →

In your code

Pick the notation your language wants. They all resolve to the student, code point U+1F9D1.

05 — How to type

How to type the 🧑‍🎓 Student emoji

Every system hides the emoji key somewhere else. Here is where, plus the raw codes for U+1F9D1 when there is no key at all.

iPhone & iPad
Tap the smiley or globe key at the bottom-left of the keyboard, then search “student”. No emoji key? Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji.
Android
On Gboard tap the smiley key, or long-press the Enter or comma key. On Samsung Keyboard the emoji button sits behind the gear icon.
Windows & Mac
Windows: press Win + . for the emoji panel. Mac: Control + Command + Space. Then type “student”.
Slack & Discord
Type the shortcode :student: and it converts to 🧑‍🎓 as you send. The full set is on the Discord emoji page.
Websites & code
In HTML use 🧑‍🎓, in CSS \1F9D1\200D\1F393, in JavaScript \u{1F9D1}\u{200D}\u{1F393}.
No picker to hand? The online emoji keyboard works in any browser, and every character on the site is listed on emoji copy and paste.

06 — Download

Student emoji PNG and SVG

Transparent PNG and SVG for thumbnails, decks and design files — one file per vendor, which makes 5. Artwork belongs to whoever drew it, so check the licence before commercial use.

Emoji PNG library →
Download Student emoji, Apple style Apple PNG · 160px Download Student emoji, Google style Google PNG · 160px Download Student emoji, Twitter / X style Twitter / X SVG vector Download Student emoji, Facebook style Facebook PNG · 64px Download Student emoji, OpenMoji style OpenMoji SVG vector

07 — Combinations

Student emoji combinations

Ready-made combos built around student for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.

All combinations →
Cool student combos
Cute student combos
Mood student combos
Aesthetic student combos
Dark student combos
Party student combos
Love student combos
Flex student combos
Unhinged student combos
Soft student combos
Late night student combos
Summer student combos
Gaming student combos
Y2K student combos

Want two emojis fused into one sticker instead of set side by side? Emoji Kitchen does that for every pair Google has drawn, and there are more ready-made pairs in emoji combinations and aesthetic emoji combos.

08 — Around the world

What 🧑‍🎓 means in other countries

Reads the same worldwide as active studying, with a looser use for “still learning” outside formal school.

Reads the same almost everywhere
Literal use

Enrolled student in a school or university context, currently studying

Skill-learning posts

Casual “I’m a student of this” framing for a new hobby or subject

Career chat

Used in bios to flag someone who is early or new in their professional field

Before you send it: Fits literal study content well, or works as a light “still learning” disclaimer in casual chat.

09 — Apps

What 🧑‍🎓 means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord

Chat apps do not change U+1F9D1, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.

TikTok & Instagram
🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate. People use it when talking about school, education, or someone who just finished their studies. In comments and captions it is read the same way — the tone comes from what it sits next to.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp draws 🧑‍🎓 with Apple-style artwork on every phone, so it looks identical for both sides, and holding it lets you pick a skin tone. A message with only 🧑‍🎓 in it is shown enlarged.
Discord & Slack
Both accept the shortcode :student:. Discord renders Twemoji, so 🧑‍🎓 looks different there than on your phone.
Outlook & email
Outlook has no emoji picker on desktop — press Win + . or Control + Command + Space inside the message body, or paste 🧑‍🎓 from the copy button above.

11 — Difference

🧑‍🎓 vs 👩‍🎓 — what is the difference?

Two emojis that get mixed up constantly. They are different characters with different names.

🧑‍🎓 Student

Unicode name: Student

Code: U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393 · added 2019

Shortcode: :student:

🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate.

👩‍🎓 Woman Student

Unicode name: Woman Student

Code: U+1F469 U+200D U+1F393 · added 2016

Shortcode: :female-student:

Generally, it means someone has finished their studies and is celebrating that accomplishment.

Open 👩‍🎓 Woman Student →

12 — History

Where the 🧑‍🎓 Student emoji came from

It arrived with the 12.1 release of the standard, which dates the student to 2019.

Twitter / XTwemoji
Student emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 14
Twemoji 14
Student emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 15
Twemoji 15
Student emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 16
Twemoji 16
Student emoji, Twitter / X, Twemoji 17
Twemoji 17

Same character every time — U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393 never changed. Only the drawing did, and only because each vendor redraws its own set. Someone on an older phone still sees the older picture.

2019
Added to the standard

Student was approved as U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393 and shipped in Emoji 12.1 (2019). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.

Today
Drawn 5 different ways

Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so 🧑‍🎓 is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook, OpenMoji. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.

13 — FAQ

Student emoji — questions people actually ask

What does the 🧑‍🎓 Student emoji mean?
🧑‍🎓 means a student, usually a graduate. People use it when talking about school, education, or someone who just finished their studies. It’s often used in a positive or celebratory way, like congratulating someone on graduating or talking about their studies. You’ll see it used in posts about university life, or when someone is discussing their learning experience. FAQ_MEANING: Generally, it just means someone is a student or a graduate. It’s a simple way to represent that idea in a text. People use it when they're discussing school or learning. FAQ_GIRL: When a girl sends you 🧑‍🎓, she’s usually just referencing that she’s a student, or she’s trying to be cute and relatable. It doesn’t always have a deeper meaning. Sometimes it’s just a quick way to show she’s thinking about school. FAQ_GUY: When a guy sends you 🧑‍🎓, he's likely talking about his studies or a recent accomplishment related to education. It’s a straightforward way to indicate that he’s a student. It’s not usually meant to be overly serious. FAQ_REPLY: You could reply with “Congrats!” 🧑‍🎓, or “That’s awesome!” 🧑‍🎓, or “Keep studying!” 🧑‍🎓. You could also simply respond with “Totally!” 🧑‍🎓. EXAMPLES: Just got home 🧑‍🎓 You’re the best 🧑‍🎓 Studying hard 🧑‍🎓 Graduation day soon 🧑‍🎓 Need coffee 🧑‍🎓 Future engineer 🧑‍🎓
What else is the 🧑‍🎓 emoji called?
Student is the official Unicode name, but people search for it as “graduate emoji” and more. They all refer to the same character, U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393.
What is the Unicode code for 🧑‍🎓?
The Student emoji is U+1F9D1 U+200D U+1F393, added in Emoji 12.1 (2019). In HTML you can write it as 🧑‍🎓, and in CSS as \1F9D1\200D\1F393.
How do I copy and paste the 🧑‍🎓 emoji?
Tap the copy button at the top of this page — 🧑‍🎓 goes straight to your clipboard and pastes into Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Discord or any text field. You can also copy its shortcode :student: for Slack and Discord.
Does 🧑‍🎓 look the same on every phone?
No. Student is drawn separately by each vendor — Apple, Google, Twitter / X, Facebook and OpenMoji all ship their own artwork for U+1F9D1. The character you send is identical; only the picture changes.