Man detective: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a brimmed hat and a trench coat, shown in profile with a medium skin tone. He appears to be peering over a magnifying glass, adopting the classic silhouette of a private investigator from mid-century noir films.
Usage Context
Used to signal investigative behavior, curiosity, or the act of digging for information. It is frequently sent when someone is trying to solve a mystery, figure out a hidden detail in a photo, or jokingly label themselves as an internet sleuth. It is often paired with the 🔍 magnifying glass or the 🕵️♀️ woman detective emoji.
History
The detective character was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. Skin tone modifiers were introduced later in 2015 to allow for a more diverse representation of the character, reflecting the global expansion of emoji use across different social media platforms.
Details
Glyph
🕵🏽♂
Unicode
U+1F575 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f575_1f3fd_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
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
Twemoji graphics are licensed under CC-BY 4.0. You must provide appropriate credit when redistributing or modifying these assets.
Related People Emojis
