# 🧏🏻‍♂️ Deaf man emoji: light skin tone

🧏🏻‍♂️ is the deaf man emoji (🧏‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🧏‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧏🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: deaf man: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧏‍♂️ Deaf man](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Portrays a man gesturing toward his ear. It fits deaf or hard-of-hearing men and posts about deafness, hearing loss and communication access, such as captions and sign language.

## Other skin tones

- 🧏‍♂️ [Deaf man](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-emoji.md)
- 🧏🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧏🏻‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧏 [Deaf person](https://emojichart.com/deaf-person-emoji.md) (U+1F9CF)
2. 🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FB)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. ♂️ [Male sign](https://emojichart.com/male-sign-emoji.md) (U+2642 U+FE0F)
5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji style (U+FE0F)

## How to type 🧏🏻‍♂️

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “deaf man”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre sordo: tono de piel claro | hombre, sordera, sordo, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | homme sourd : peau claire | accessibilité, entendre, homme sourd, malentendant, oreille, peau claire, sourd |
| Deutsch (de) | gehörloser Mann: helle Hautfarbe | gehörlos, gehörloser Mann, helle Hautfarbe, Mann, taub |
| Italiano (it) | uomo con problemi di udito: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, sordità, sordo, uomo con difficoltà uditive, uomo con problemi di udito, uomo sordo |
| Português (pt) | homem surdo: pele clara | homem, pele clara, surdo |
| Nederlands (nl) | dove man: lichte huidskleur | doof, gebaar, gebarentaal, horen, lichte huidskleur, man, oor, toegankelijkheid |
| Svenska (sv) | hörselskadad man: ljus hy | dåligt, döv, gest, höra, ljus hy, man, öra, tillgänglighet |
| Polski (pl) | głuchy mężczyzna: karnacja jasna | głuchota, głuchy mężczyzna, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna |
| Türkçe (tr) | işitme engelli erkek: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, adam, erkek, işitme engelli, işitme engelli erkek |
| Русский (ru) | глухой мужчина: очень светлый тон кожи | глухой, глухота, мужчина, очень светлый тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік із порушенням слуху: світлий тон шкіри | глухий, глухота, обмежені можливості, світлий тон шкіри, слух, чоловік, чоловік із порушенням слуху |
| Ελληνικά (el) | κωφός άντρας: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, κωφός |
| العربية (ar) | رجل أصم: بشرة بلون فاتح | أصم, بشرة بلون فاتح, رجل, صمم |
| עברית (he) | איש כבד שמיעה: גוון עור בהיר | איש כבד שמיעה, גוון עור בהיר, חירש, כבד שמיעה, לקוי שמיעה, לקות שמיעה, נגישות |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد ناشنوا: پوست سفید | پوست سفید, مرد, ناشنوا |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बहरा आदमी: गोरी त्वचा | कान, कान से सुनना, गोरी त्वचा, न सुनना, बहरा, बहरा आदमी, सुनना |
| বাংলা (bn) | কানে কম শোনা ব্যক্তি: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | কানে কম শোনা ব্যক্তি, কানে কালা, পুরুষ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria tuli: warna kulit cerah | lelaki, pria, tuli, tunarungu, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông khiếm thính: màu da sáng | điếc, khiếm thính, màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông khiếm thính |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายหูหนวก: โทนผิวสีขาว | โทนผิวสีขาว, ผู้ชาย, ผู้ชายหูหนวก, หูหนวก |
| 日本語 (ja) | 耳の不自由な男性: 薄い肌色 | アクセシビリティ, 男性, 耳の不自由な男性, 聴覚, 薄い肌色, 障がい |
| 한국어 (ko) | 청각장애가 있는 남자: 하얀 피부 | 남자, 청각장애, 청각장애가 있는 남자, 하얀 피부 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 失聪的男人: 较浅肤色 | 听力障碍, 失聪的男人, 男, 耳朵, 聋, 较浅肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聽障男子：白皮膚 | 男, 白皮膚, 聽障, 聽障男子 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): dowe man: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): mum barima: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): burrë i shurdhër: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ደንቆሮ ሰው: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): խուլ տղամարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বধিৰ পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kar kişi: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): һаңғырау ир: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon gorra: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): глухі мужчына: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): gluh muškarac: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): глух мъж: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): နားမကြားသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): homme sourd : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 聾嘅男人: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 聋嘅男人: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home sord: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᎵᎡᎾ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 聽障男人：白皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): хӑлхасӑр арҫын: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): gluhi muškarac: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): hluchý muž: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): døv mand: lys teint
- Estonian (et): kurt mees: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem surdo: tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): deyvur maður: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking bingi: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kuuro mies: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): home xordo: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): ყრუ კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): બધિર પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namijin kurma: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): sun na paane wala aadmi: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): siket férfi: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): heyrnarlaus karl: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke ntị chiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): fear bodhar: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang budheg: kulit putih
- Kabyle (kab): argaz aεeẓẓug: taglimt taceɛlalt
- Kannada (kn): ಕಿವುಡ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): саңырау еркек: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ساڭىراۋ ەركەك: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): មនុស្សប្រុសថ្លង់: សម្បុរស
- Konkani (kok): भेड्डो मनीस: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): дүлөй адам: акжуумал
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້​ຊາຍຫູ​ໜວກ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): nedzirdīgs vīrietis: gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): òmmo sordo: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): kurčias vyras: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): njesłyšajucy muski: swětła barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): глув маж: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): lelaki pekak: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): ബധിരൻ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): बहिरा माणूस: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): дүлий эрэгтэй: цайвар
- Nepali (ne): बहिरो पुरुष: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé Nọ́ Fít Hia: Laít Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): døv mann: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ବଧିର ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira duudaa: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): کوڼ سړی: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੋਲ਼ਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): ruqtʼu runa: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat surd: ton deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um surd: pel clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine bodhar: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): глув човек: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): глув човјек: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): gluv čovek: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): gluv čovjek: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးႁူၼူၵ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): ٻوڙو ماڻهو: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): බිහිරි මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): nepočujúci muž: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): gluh moški: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dhagoole ah: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume kiziwi: ngozi nyeupe
- Tamil (ta): கேட்கும் திறன் இல்லாத ஆண்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): చెవిటివాడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጸማም ሰብኣይ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata tuli: kili hinehina
- Turkmen (tk): ker erkek: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hłuchi muž: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سماعت سے محروم مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): kar erkak: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn byddar: arlliw croen golau
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin adití: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin adití: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): indoda engezwa: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧏🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9CF\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9CF}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9CF\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 8F F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDCF D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%8F%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧏🏻‍♂️ mean?

Portrays a man gesturing toward his ear. It fits deaf or hard-of-hearing men and posts about deafness, hearing loss and communication access, such as captions and sign language. 🧏🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧏🏻‍♂️ and 🧏‍♂️?

🧏🏻‍♂️ is the 🧏‍♂️ deaf man emoji with light skin tone. It's 🧏‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧏🏻‍♂️?

Find 🧏‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone. On Windows, pick the tone with the skin tone button in the emoji panel. You can also copy it from this page.

### What is the Unicode for 🧏🏻‍♂️?

U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧏🏻‍♂️

### When was 🧏🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-light-skin-tone-emoji