Man standing: medium skin tone Emoji
People
A figure of a man standing upright with a neutral posture and medium skin tone. The character is depicted with a basic, gender-neutral shape that clearly indicates a standing position.
Usage Context
Used to describe someone waiting, standing still, or simply existing in a space. It frequently pops up in conversations about lines, commuting, or being stuck at an event. It pairs well with other people-focused icons like 🚶🏽♂️ to show movement versus stillness or 🧍🏽♀️ to represent a specific gender identity.
History
This emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2019 as part of Emoji 12.0. Its arrival addressed a long-standing gap in human-representation options, allowing users to express stationary human presence without implying a specific action like walking or sitting.
Details
Glyph
🧍🏽♂
Unicode
U+1F9CD U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f9cd_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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