Man frowning: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A man with a medium skin tone sporting a downturned mouth and a glum expression. His hand is raised toward his forehead or chin, mimicking a classic gesture of frustration or deep concern.

Usage Context

This emoji is used to signal annoyance, disappointment, or a bad mood. It is the go-to choice when you want to show that you are let down by a situation or simply having a rough day, often appearing alongside 😞 or 😒 to emphasize a negative reaction.

History

The frowning man was added to the Unicode standard as part of a push to provide gender-inclusive and skin-tone-diverse representations for common facial expressions. Before this, many platforms relied on generic yellow faces, but the expansion allowed for more specific character portrayals consistent with modern messaging standards.

Details

Glyph

🙍🏽‍♂

Unicode

U+1F64D U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f64d_1f3fd_200d_2642:

HTML Entity

&#xD83D;&#xDE4D;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍♂

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-gesture

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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