Man mechanic: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with medium skin tone wearing a dark blue cap and a matching work shirt, holding a large silver wrench. He is depicted with a focused expression, signaling someone ready to fix or repair machinery.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss home repairs, car trouble, or industrial work. People often use it when venting about plumbing disasters, DIY projects, or simply to acknowledge the hard work of skilled tradespeople. It pairs well with other work-related icons like 🔧 or 🔨.

History

The mechanic profession has been a staple of digital communication since the early days of graphical icons, representing the backbone of infrastructure maintenance. This specific version was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 to expand representation by offering diverse skin tones for occupations that were previously only available in a default yellow tone.

Details

Glyph

👨🏽‍🔧

Unicode

U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F527

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_1f3fd_200d_1f527:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍&#xD83D;&#xDD27;

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-role

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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