People & Body · Emoji 16.0
Fingerprint Emoji
Generally, when someone uses the emoji in a text, they're just referencing the fingerprint image itself. It's often used as a quick visual gag or to add a bit of quirky humor to a conversation.
The emoji is actually a stylized fingerprint!
- Unicode
- U+1FAC6
- Released
- 2024
- Shortcode
- :fingerprint:
- Skin tones
- No
Added in Emoji 16.0. On phones older than iOS 18.4 / Android 15 it arrives as an empty box — the character exists, the artwork does not.
01 — Meaning
What does the Fingerprint emoji mean?
One character, many names — these are the wordings people actually type, all 9 of them.
People also look for it as detective emoji, mystery emoji.
02 — Platforms
Fingerprint emoji on iPhone, Android, WhatsApp and X
The character you send is always U+1FAC6. The picture is not: it is redrawn by each system, and the designs below number 5.
See the whole set the way each system draws it — iPhone emojis, Android emojis, WhatsApp emojis and Discord emojis.
03 — Copy & codes
Fingerprint emoji copy and paste
Everything here is the same character in different notation — including the shortcode chat apps know it by, :fingerprint:.
All emoji copy and paste →In your code
Escapes for the languages people actually paste this into. Every one of them produces the same character, and that character is U+1FAC6.
04 — How to type
How to type the Fingerprint emoji
No picker to hand? The fingerprint can be typed straight from the keyboard — the codes for that are below, one per system.
05 — Download
Fingerprint 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 →
Apple
Google
JoyPixels
06 — Combinations
Fingerprint emoji combinations
Ready-made combos built around fingerprint for bios, captions and comments. Tap to copy.
All combinations →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.
07 — In conversation
What means from a girl or a guy
Same emoji, different intent depending on who sent it and what came before.
08 — Around the world
What means in other countries
Too new and literal for cultural drift — it reads as identity, security, or uniqueness in every context so far.
Biometric login, ID verification, or KYC processes being described
Metaphor for being one-of-a-kind, or for leaving a personal mark on something
Literal forensic reference or documentation tied to identity checks
Before you send it: Safe to use for identity or uniqueness themes; it hasn’t picked up any slang or joke meaning yet.
09 — Apps
What means on TikTok, WhatsApp and Discord
Chat apps do not change U+1FAC6, they change what it looks like and what people take it to mean.
11 — History
Where the Fingerprint emoji came from
When it was approved, which release it landed in, and how long phones have had it.
Same character every time — U+1FAC6 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.
Fingerprint was approved as U+1FAC6 and shipped in Emoji 16.0 (2024). Phones usually get new artwork about a year after approval, in a system update.
Every vendor keeps its own artwork, so is redrawn by Apple, Google, Twitter / X, OpenMoji, JoyPixels. The character you send never changes — only the picture does.
12 — FAQ