Man pilot: light skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a white captain’s hat with an emblem, representing a commercial airline pilot. This version features a light skin tone and is designed to portray a professional in the aviation industry.
Usage Context
Used to discuss air travel, vacations, or professional careers in aviation. It frequently appears alongside the airplane or airport emojis to signal that someone is heading to the gate or currently in flight. It can also be used as a humorous way to indicate someone is 'in charge' of a situation.
History
While the pilot emoji was standardized in earlier Unicode versions, the ability to modify specific occupations with skin tones was introduced in 2016 with Emoji 4.0. This change allowed for greater representation across digital platforms, aligning with the shift toward more diverse character avatars in mobile messaging.
Details
Glyph
👨🏻✈
Unicode
U+1F468 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2708
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_1f3fb_200d_2708:
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. © 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.
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