Merman Emoji

People

A male-presenting figure with long hair and a muscular torso transitioning into a shimmering green fish tail. It serves as the male equivalent of the mermaid, depicted with classic mythological features like scales and fins.

Usage Context

Frequently used to discuss sea life, swimming, or fantasy themes. It is often paired with the mermaid 🧜‍♀️ or other ocean-themed icons like 🌊 and 🐠 to convey themes of underwater exploration, folklore, or coastal vacations.

History

While the concept of the merman dates back to ancient folklore—often associated with the Greek god Triton or the Roman god Neptune—the emoji itself was not officially introduced until Unicode 10.0 in 2017 to provide gender inclusivity to existing creature icons.

Details

Glyph

🧜‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9DC U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

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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