Man getting massage: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A man with a medium skin tone sitting with his eyes closed while a pair of hands massages his temples. The lines radiating from his head indicate the release of stress or the easing of a headache.
Usage Context
This emoji is frequently used to signal that someone is having a spa day, treating themselves to self-care, or simply trying to cope with high-stress situations. It is often sent when someone is feeling overwhelmed and needs a break, or to mockingly contrast with a chaotic day alongside emojis like 🤯 or 🧘🏽♂️.
History
First appearing in Unicode 7.0 in 2014, this emoji was added to expand the range of human activity icons. The specific sequence for skin tones was introduced in 2016 as part of an effort to make representations of people in digital communication more inclusive and diverse across global platforms.
Details
Glyph
💆🏽♂
Unicode
U+1F486 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f486_1f3fd_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Twitter/X
Category People
Subcategory person-activity
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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