Man guard: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man wearing a tall, black bearskin cap, often associated with the ceremonial guards stationed at Buckingham Palace in London. This version displays a medium-dark skin tone.
Usage Context
Used to denote British royalty, London tourism, or formal security. It is frequently sent when discussing travel to the UK, or used playfully to suggest someone is standing guard or being overly protective of a secret. It is often paired with the United Kingdom flag or the palace emoji.
History
The base guard emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. Later, in 2016, skin tone modifiers were introduced to allow users to represent diverse identities, reflecting the modern shift toward inclusivity in digital communication across global platforms.
Details
Glyph
💂🏾♂
Unicode
U+1F482 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f482_1f3fe_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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