man Emoji
๐จ ยท U+1F468 ยท Emoji 0.6
What does the man emoji mean?
In digital communication, the man emoji is often used to refer to an adult male or a generic guy, and can be used figuratively to express masculinity or to refer to a brother or friend, colloquially known as a bro. Literally, the man emoji represents an adult human male, and is one of the earliest and most basic emojis. This emoji can also be used to convey a sense of male identity or to represent a male person in a digital context.
man in every skin tone
This emoji takes a Fitzpatrick modifier. Click any tone to copy it.
๐ป Light๐ผ Medium-light๐ฝ Medium๐พ Medium-dark๐ฟ Dark
man emoji examples
- just saw a guy who looks exactly like you walking down the street ๐จ
- my bro is coming over to watch the game tonight ๐จ
How to copy the man emoji
To use the man 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+1F468), so it works on every app and platform, no download needed.
Also known as
man emoji on different platforms
How the man 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.



man Emoji Details
| Emoji | ๐จ |
| Name | man |
| Category | People & Body |
| Codepoints | U+1F468 |
| Shortcode | :man: |
| Sources | Unicode emoji list ยท codepoints.net |
| Emoji version | 0.6 (2010) |
man Emoji FAQ
It is U+1F468, added in Emoji 0.6 (2010). On GitHub, Slack and Discord you can type it as :man:.
People also search for the man emoji as adult, bro.