Man guard: light skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a tall, black bearskin cap, often associated with the British Army’s foot guards who stand watch outside royal residences. This specific version features a light skin tone.
Usage Context
Used to represent British culture, travel to London, or the concept of standing watch or guarding something important. It is frequently sent when discussing sightseeing in the UK or when referencing the changing of the guard ceremony. It is often grouped with emojis like 🇬🇧 or 🏰 to set a British scene.
History
The base guard emoji was added to Unicode 6.0 in 2010. The modifier for skin tone was introduced in Unicode 8.0 in 2015, as part of a push to provide more inclusive representation for human-based characters across global digital platforms.
Details
Glyph
💂🏻♂
Unicode
U+1F482 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f482_1f3fb_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.
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