Mechanic: medium skin tone Emoji

People

A person wearing a blue jumpsuit and a protective cap, holding a wrench. The figure represents someone skilled in manual labor, repairs, or technical maintenance.

Usage Context

Used to denote home repairs, vehicle maintenance, or DIY projects. It acts as a quick shorthand for anyone working in the skilled trades, from plumbing and electrical work to automotive service. It is frequently sent alongside 🔧 to signal that a repair is currently in progress.

History

The mechanic emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2017 as part of the expansion of professional roles. It was introduced to increase inclusivity and representation for blue-collar professions, following the growing demand for more diverse vocational icons in workplace communication apps.

Details

Glyph

🧑🏽‍🔧

Unicode

U+1F9D1 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F527

Shortcode

:emoji_u1f9d1_1f3fd_200d_1f527:

HTML Entity

&#xD83E;&#xDDD1;&#xD83C;&#xDFFD;‍&#xD83D;&#xDD27;

Specifications

Vendor Twitter/X

Category People

Subcategory person-role

Unicode Version 6.0

Emoji Version 1.0

License CC-BY 4.0

Twemoji Attribution

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