Male sign emoji ♂️
Emoji 4.0 (2016) · U+2642 U+FE0F
What ♂️ means
In Unicode's CLDR data, Male sign ♂️ is tagged with these keywords: male, man, sign.
Phone keyboards use the same keywords, so typing male or man in the emoji search brings up ♂️.
Male sign ♂️ is one of 3 emoji in the gender subgroup of symbols (224 emoji), next to ⚧️ ♀️.
Will ♂️ show on my friend's phone?
♂️ arrived with Emoji 4.0 in 2016. Practically every phone and computer in use today shows it.
How to type ♂️
Any emoji picker finds ♂️ when you search for male sign.
- Windows 10 and 11: press Win+. to open the emoji panel, then type male sign.
- Mac: press Ctrl+⌘+Space and type male sign in the search box.
- iPhone and Android: open the emoji keyboard, tap its search field and type male sign.
Codes for developers
Male sign ♂️ is written with 2 code points: U+2642 U+FE0F. In UTF-8 it takes 6 bytes, and in JavaScript its string length is 2.
Paste the emoji itself where you can. Use these codes in HTML, CSS, JavaScript or a URL.
| Code points | U+2642 U+FE0F | |
|---|---|---|
| HTML (hex) | ♂️ | |
| HTML (decimal) | ♂️ | |
| CSS | content: "\2642 \FE0F"; | |
| JavaScript | \u2642\uFE0F | |
| URL | %E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F | |
| UTF-8 bytes | E2 99 82 EF B8 8F |
Names in other languages
The CLDR name of ♂️ in the 12 languages of this site. Each links to that language's page.
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| English | male sign |
| Português | símbolo de masculino |
| Español | signo masculino |
| Italiano | simbolo genere maschile |
| Français | symbole de l’homme |
| Deutsch | Männersymbol |
| Türkçe | erkek sembolü |
| Bahasa Indonesia | simbol pria |
| Polski | znak mężczyzny |
| Русский | мужской символ |
| 日本語 | 男性のマーク |
| 한국어 | 남성 기호 |
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All symbols emoji →Questions people ask
What does the male sign emoji mean?
Unicode calls ♂️ "male sign" and links it with male, man, sign. People use it for those ideas; on the emoji keyboard it sits in the gender subgroup of symbols.
When was the male sign emoji added?
In Emoji 4.0, released in 2016. Every current phone and computer has it.
How do I type the male sign emoji?
Any emoji picker finds ♂️ when you search for male sign.