Technologist: light skin tone Emoji
People
A person with light skin wearing glasses and sitting in front of a laptop with a glowing screen. The character is portrayed as deeply focused on their work, with lines of code or data typically implied by the interface.
Usage Context
Used to identify someone working in software development, engineering, or any tech-heavy field. It is frequently sent by people mid-sprint on a project or to signal that they are currently tied up with debugging or writing scripts. Pair this with 💻 or 🚀 to show you are launching a new product or burning the midnight oil.
History
This emoji was added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018 as part of an effort to provide gender-neutral representations of professional roles. By building on the foundation of the original computer icons, it brings a human element to the previously inanimate depictions of office work.
Details
Glyph
🧑🏻💻
Unicode
U+1F9D1 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F4BB
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fb_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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