Merman: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A male-presenting figure with a medium-light skin tone, featuring a long, shimmering fish tail instead of legs. The design draws directly from classical depictions of male merfolk, often seen holding a trident or patrolling the depths of the ocean.

Usage Context

This emoji serves as the go-to character for discussing marine life, swimming, or beach vacations. It is frequently paired with the 🧜‍♀️ to represent a pair or used alongside 🌊 and 🐠 to emphasize a sea-themed narrative or nautical hobby.

History

The male merman was officially added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of Emoji 5.0. It arrived following years of user requests for more gender-diverse mythological creatures, allowing for a broader range of fantasy-based storytelling in digital messaging.

Details

Glyph

🧜🏼‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dc_1f3fc_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDC;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Google

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

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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