Man standing: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A figure of a man standing upright with a neutral posture and medium skin tone. The character is depicted with a basic, gender-neutral shape that clearly indicates a standing position.
Usage Context
Used to describe someone waiting, standing still, or simply existing in a space. It frequently pops up in conversations about lines, commuting, or being stuck at an event. It pairs well with other people-focused icons like 🚶🏽♂️ to show movement versus stillness or 🧍🏽♀️ to represent a specific gender identity.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. Its arrival addressed a long-standing gap in human-representation options, allowing users to express stationary human presence without implying a specific action like walking or sitting.
Details
Glyph
🧍🏽♂
Unicode
U+1F9CD U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cd_1f3fd_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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