Man superhero: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A male figure wearing a mask and a cape, featuring a medium skin tone. The character is depicted in a heroic pose, typically associated with comic book crime fighters and caped crusaders.

Usage Context

Used to describe someone who is being courageous, helpful, or performing a good deed. It is frequently sent as a fun way to show appreciation for a person who saved the day or to express excitement about blockbuster movies. It is often used alongside the woman superhero or supervillain emojis to build a narrative.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 11.0 in 2018 as part of an expansion to include gender and skin tone modifiers for professional and character-based pictograms, reflecting a push for greater inclusivity in digital character sets.

Details

Glyph
🦸🏽‍♂
Unicode
U+1F9B8 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9b8_1f3fd_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-fantasy
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Tags
goodheromansuperherosuperpowermaskcapecouragejusticecomic book

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.