Man guard: medium-light skin tone Emoji

People

A man wearing a tall black bearskin cap, the iconic headwear of the British Foot Guards. This version displays a medium-light skin tone, showcasing a stoic expression.

Usage Context

Used to denote British culture, London travel, or the act of standing guard or keeping watch. It frequently appears alongside images of ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง to signal a connection to the United Kingdom or royal events. People also use it playfully to describe someone acting overly serious or rigid.

History

The guard was added to the Unicode standard in 2010. The male-specific variant and the expanded skin tone modifiers were introduced later in 2016 to better align with the increasingly diverse and specific nature of modern emoji communication.

Details

Glyph
๐Ÿ’‚๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚
Unicode
U+1F482 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f482_1f3fc_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
Tags
buckinghamguardhelmetlondonmanpalacebritishbearskinroyal guardunited kingdomsentinelsoldier

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