boy Emoji
👦 · U+1F466 · Emoji 0.6
What does the boy emoji mean?
A male child, the boy emoji represents a young male person, typically depicted as a pre-teen or teenager, and is used to convey youth, innocence, or masculinity. Figuratively, it can represent a sense of playfulness or curiosity, and in slang, it is often used to refer to a young man or a male friend. The boy emoji can also be used to express a carefree or adventurous attitude.
boy in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
boy emoji examples
- just saw the coolest toy store and I'm like a kid again 👦
- my little brother is being so annoying right now 👦
How to copy the boy emoji
To use the boy emoji, tap the Copy button above, then paste it (long-press then Paste on mobile, or Ctrl+V / Cmd+V on desktop) anywhere you can type: messages, captions, usernames, bios and documents. It copies the real Unicode character (U+1F466), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
boy emoji on different platforms
How the boy emoji looks on your device and in the openly licensed sets that include it (Twitter / X (Twemoji), Google Noto Color Emoji, OpenMoji). See image credits.
boy Emoji Details
| Emoji | 👦 |
| Name | boy |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F466 |
| Shortcode | :boy: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list · codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
boy Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F466, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :boy:.
People also search for the boy emoji as bright-eyed, child, grandson, kid, son.