> The Unicode emoji characters for people and body parts are meant to be generic, yet following the precedents set by the original Japanese carrier images, they

> The Unicode emoji characters for people and body parts are meant to be generic, yet following the precedents set by the original Japanese carrier images, they are often shown with a light skin tone instead of a more generic (nonhuman) appearance, such as a yellow/orange color or a silhouette. From the original draft introducing skin tones: https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/tr51-2-archive.html#Diversity https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/tr51-2-archive.html#Div...