Man elf: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A male-presenting elf character featuring medium-light skin tones and pointed ears. He is shown with a calm expression, representing the classic archetype of a woodland or high-fantasy forest dweller.

Usage Context

Used to denote characters from fantasy literature, tabletop role-playing games, or films. It is frequently sent when discussing gaming sessions, mythology, or magical themes, often appearing alongside other fantasy-themed characters like 🧝‍♀️ or 🧙‍♂️.

History

This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 5.0 update in 2017. It uses the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence to combine the base elf character with a male gender sign and a specific skin tone modifier, allowing for more diverse character representation in digital communication.

Details

Glyph

🧝🏼‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9DD U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9dd_1f3fc_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDDD;&#xD83C;&#xDFFC;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-fantasy

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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