Man in steamy room: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A man with dark skin wearing a white towel wrapped around his head, sitting inside a room filled with thick, swirling clouds of steam. This depiction captures the intense heat and moisture of a traditional sauna or steam bath experience.

Usage Context

This emoji is frequently used to discuss wellness, spa days, or the act of decompressing after a long workout. It is a popular choice for signaling that you are taking a break to prioritize self-care or that you have recently finished a session at the gym, often paired with emojis like 💪 or 😌.

History

The base icon was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017, following the growing demand for more specific lifestyle activities in digital communication. The variation for skin tone was added shortly after to better reflect the diverse range of people who participate in spa and wellness traditions globally.

Details

Glyph

🧖🏿‍♂

Unicode

U+1F9D6 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d6_1f3ff_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD6;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft

Category People

Subcategory person-activity

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License MIT

Microsoft Fluent License

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