Man astronaut Emoji

People

A man wearing a pressurized white space suit, including a large rounded helmet with a dark reflective visor. The suit often features chest-mounted controls and patches typical of professional flight gear used for extravehicular activity.

Usage Context

Used to discuss space travel, science fiction, or professional careers in aeronautics. It is frequently sent alongside the 🚀 rocket or 🌕 moon to signify a journey beyond Earth's atmosphere or a desire to explore the stars.

History

This emoji was added in Unicode 9.0 in 2016 as part of a push to add gender-specific professional characters. It draws inspiration from the global history of human spaceflight, recognizing the role of cosmonauts and astronauts in the era of early lunar exploration.

Details

Glyph

👨‍🚀

Unicode

U+1F468 U+200D U+1F680

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f468_200d_1f680:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDC68;‍&#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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