Merman: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A male merman featuring a medium skin tone, depicted with a torso transitioning into a large, shimmering fish tail. The figure often appears with long hair and a regal, commanding posture.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss maritime mythology, fantasy storytelling, or ocean-themed content. It serves as the male counterpart to the 🧜‍♀️ mermaid, often paired with ocean elements like the 🌊 water wave or 🔱 trident to signify aquatic power or mythological themes.

History

The merman was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of the expansion of gender-inclusive and mythical creature emoji sets. It draws from centuries of folklore and sea legends, moving from ancient maritime myths into modern pop culture digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧜🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9DC U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

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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