Man elf: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned male figure with pointed ears, representing a fantasy elf. He features a neutral expression and is styled as a character from folklore, often associated with magical woodlands or ancient legends.
Usage Context
Used to denote a male character in fantasy settings, role-playing games, or when discussing tabletop gaming like Dungeons & Dragons. It is frequently grouped with other supernatural icons like the fairy or the genie to signal a theme of myth and make-believe.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 5.0 update in 2017. It relies on the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, which combines the base elf character with a male gender sign and a specific Fitzpatrick skin tone modifier to provide more inclusive representation for diverse digital identities.
Details
Glyph
🧝🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9dd_1f3ff_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-fantasy
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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