Mechanic: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A person with medium-dark skin wearing a protective work cap and a wrench, indicating a professional tradesperson. The figure appears ready to perform maintenance or repair tasks.
Usage Context
Used to discuss manual labor, home improvement projects, or professional trade work. It is frequently sent when calling for help with a broken appliance, fixing a car, or referencing a specific job like plumbing or electrical work. It is often grouped with emojis like 🛠️ or ⚙️ to signal ongoing repairs.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the Unicode expansion for gender-neutral and diverse skin tone representations in 2016. It reflects the evolution of digital communication to include a broader range of professional roles and personal appearances, moving away from the limited character sets of early mobile messaging.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏾🔧
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F527
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fe_200d_1f527:
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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