Man technologist Emoji
People
A man wearing glasses and working on a laptop computer. The screen typically displays a slash and a greater-than sign, representing a command line interface or lines of source code.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to choice for people working in tech, software development, or digital creative fields. It is frequently used to signal that someone is busy coding, debugging a project, or logging on for a late-night session. It is often used in conversation alongside 💻 or ⌨️ to emphasize a work-from-home or office setting.
History
The man technologist was introduced in Unicode 10.0 in 2017 as part of a push to better represent modern professions. It was created by combining the man emoji with the laptop emoji, reflecting the shift in how the industry labels digital labor compared to the hardware-focused icons of the early 2000s.
Details
Glyph
👨💻
Unicode
U+1F468 U+200D U+1F4BB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f4bb:
HTML Entity
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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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