Man getting massage: medium-dark skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium-dark skin depicted with closed eyes and relaxed facial features, showing his head being rubbed by hands. It captures a moment of physical relief and personal care.

Usage Context

Used to signal that someone is taking a break, visiting a spa, or trying to manage stress after a long day. It’s a go-to for communicating that you are currently unavailable or in need of some quiet time, often paired with emojis like 🧖‍♂️ or 😌 to emphasize relaxation.

History

This emoji was introduced as part of the expansion of skin tone modifiers in Emoji 4.0 in 2016. It built upon the original gender-neutral massage emoji, which was standardized in 2010 to represent the growing culture of wellness and salon services within digital communication.

Details

Glyph

💆🏾‍♂

Unicode

U+1F486 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f486_1f3fe_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC86;&#xD83C;&#xDFFE;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Google Noto License

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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