Man mechanic: medium-light skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium-light skin tone wearing a blue cap and a gray jumpsuit, holding a wrench in one hand. It represents someone working in a trade, such as a repair person or technician.
Usage Context
Used to talk about home repairs, fixing a car, or highlighting work in a skilled trade. It is often sent when someone is dealing with a leaky pipe, a broken appliance, or a stalled vehicle. You might see it grouped with emojis like ๐ง or ๐ when someone is posting an update about a DIY project or a professional service visit.
History
This emoji was created by combining the existing man emoji with the mechanic emoji through ZWJ sequences. It was part of the push for more inclusive representation in digital characters, allowing users to select specific skin tones for professional roles that were previously restricted to a default yellow shade.
Details
Glyph
๐จ๐ผโ๐ง
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F527
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fc_200d_1f527:
HTML Entity
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Specifications
Vendor Google
Category People
Subcategory person-role
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License Apache-2.0 / OFL-1.1
Google Noto License
Emoji graphics by Google. ยฉ Google Inc. Licensed under Apache License 2.0 and SIL Open Font License 1.1 where applicable.
Noto Color Emoji graphics are copyrighted by Google Inc. and licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. Font files may also be subject to the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.