Man: beard Emoji
People
A detailed portrait of a man with a thick, full beard covering his chin and jawline. The design features a realistic depiction of facial hair, distinguishing it from general masculine emojis.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to discuss grooming habits, men’s fashion, or to describe someone as rugged or mature. It serves as a go-to identifier for bearded individuals and pairs well with 🧔♀️ to represent couples or various gender expressions of facial hair styles.
History
The bearded man was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of the effort to increase the diversity and specificity of human emojis. Before this, users often had to rely on generic icons like 👨 to represent men, which lacked the ability to convey specific physical traits.
Details
Glyph
🧔♂
Unicode
U+1F9D4 U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d4_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
��‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
Emoji graphics by Microsoft. © Microsoft Corporation. Licensed under MIT. Excludes assets such as Clippy, flags, and trademarks.
Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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