Astronaut: dark skin tone Emoji

People

A person wearing a bulky white pressurized space suit and a protective helmet with a dark visor. This version represents the astronaut with a dark skin tone, showcasing a person prepared for extravehicular activity in orbit.

Usage Context

Use this to talk about space travel, science, or ambitious goals that are literally out of this world. It is the go-to choice for tech enthusiasts, fans of space agencies like NASA, or anyone discussing the future of interstellar exploration. It pairs well with 🚀 to signal a launch or 🌌 to set the scene of the cosmos.

History

Astronaut characters were brought into the Unicode standard in 2016, following the push to make digital communication more diverse. By adding skin tone modifiers, the platform allowed users to better represent the actual humans working in aerospace industries and global space programs.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏿‍🚀

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F680

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3ff_200d_1f680:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFF;‍&#xD83D;&#xDE80;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

Emoji graphics by Twitter/X, licensed under CC-BY 4.0

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