Man guard: light skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a tall, black bearskin cap, often associated with the British Army’s foot guards who stand watch outside royal residences. This specific version features a light skin tone.
Usage Context
Used to represent British culture, travel to London, or the concept of standing watch or guarding something important. It is frequently sent when discussing sightseeing in the UK or when referencing the changing of the guard ceremony. It is often grouped with emojis like 🇬🇧 or 🏰 to set a British scene.
History
The base guard emoji was added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The modifier for skin tone was introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, as part of a push to provide more inclusive representation for human-based characters across global digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
💂🏻♂
Unicode
U+1F482 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f482_1f3fb_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-role
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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