Man elf: dark skin tone Emoji
People
A dark-skinned male figure with pointed ears, representing a fantasy elf. He features a neutral expression and is styled as a character from folklore, often associated with magical woodlands or ancient legends.
Usage Context
Used to denote a male character in fantasy settings, role-playing games, or when discussing tabletop gaming like Dungeons & Dragons. It is frequently grouped with other supernatural icons like the fairy or the genie to signal a theme of myth and make-believe.
History
This emoji was introduced as part of the Emoji 5.0 update in 2017. It relies on the ZWJ (Zero Width Joiner) sequence, which combines the base elf character with a male gender sign and a specific Fitzpatrick skin tone modifier to provide more inclusive representation for diverse digital identities.
Details
Glyph
🧝🏿♂
Unicode
U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9dd_1f3ff_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-fantasy
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.
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