U+1F9DD U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
π§π»ββοΈ Man elf: light skin tone
- Category
- People & Body
- Subcategory
- Fantasy Characters
- Shortcode
- Unicode version
- 10.0 (2017)
- Emoji version
- 5.0 (2017)
- Status
- fully-qualified
What π§π»ββοΈ is made of
This symbol is glued together from several: an invisible joiner sits between them. Software that does not know about the joiner shows the parts separately.
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π§
elf
U+1F9DD -
π»
skin tone
U+1F3FB -
β
invisible joiner
U+200D -
β
male sign
U+2642 -
οΈ
Β«draw as a pictureΒ» marker
U+FE0F
Hence the familiar surprise: you send one picture and the other side gets several in a row, and deleting removes the symbol piece by piece. That is not a fault but how the standard itself works.
Will your readers see π§π»ββοΈ
The symbol predates 2018, so every system in use today draws it. Safe for an email, a heading or a signature.
- Apple always there
- Google always there
- Microsoft always there
- Samsung always there
Checked against release descriptions on August 31, 2026. When new emoji reach devices.
Where the π§π»ββοΈ emoji is used
The π§π»ββοΈ smiley copies in one tap and pastes into a chat as text, not as a picture: it is a Unicode symbol, so it works the same in WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and in a post caption. Every platform draws emoji its own way β below you can see how man elf: light skin tone is drawn in the open Noto, OpenMoji and Twemoji sets.
How the smiley looks on different platforms
- π§π»ββοΈ Your deviceNative system font
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Noto Color Emoji
Apache License 2.0
πΎ SVG
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OpenMoji
CC BY-SA 4.0
πΎ SVG
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Twemoji
CC BY 4.0
πΎ SVG
Only openly licensed emoji sets are shown. Artwork from Apple, Samsung and other closed platforms is not reproduced. Emoji fonts and image sets.
Skin tone Β· Gender
- π§ elf
- π§π» elf: light skin tone
- π§πΌ elf: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ elf: medium skin tone
- π§πΎ elf: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏ elf: dark skin tone
- π§ββοΈ man elf
- π§π»ββοΈ man elf: light skin tone
- π§πΌββοΈ man elf: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ββοΈ man elf: medium skin tone
- π§πΎββοΈ man elf: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏββοΈ man elf: dark skin tone
- π§ββοΈ woman elf
- π§π»ββοΈ woman elf: light skin tone
- π§πΌββοΈ woman elf: medium-light skin tone
- π§π½ββοΈ woman elf: medium skin tone
- π§πΎββοΈ woman elf: medium-dark skin tone
- π§πΏββοΈ woman elf: dark skin tone
Emoji codes for developers
Name in other languages
| English | man elf: light skin tone |
|---|---|
| Π ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ | ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½Π°-ΡΠ»ΡΡ: ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ»ΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ½ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠΈ |
| Deutsch | Elf: helle Hautfarbe |
| EspaΓ±ol | elfo hombre: tono de piel claro |
| FranΓ§ais | elfe hommeβ―: peau claire |
| Polski | mΔΕΌczyzna elf: karnacja jasna |
| Dansk | elvermand: lys teint |
| Π£ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ½ΡΡΠΊΠ° | ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊ-Π΅Π»ΡΡ: ΡΠ²ΡΡΠ»ΠΈΠΉ ΡΠΎΠ½ ΡΠΊΡΡΠΈ |
| PortuguΓͺs | elfo homem: pele clara |
Unicode CLDR 48
