# 🧝 Elf emoji

🧝 Elf is an emoji in the fantasy people set of People & body. It was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017 and comes in five skin tones. Related words: elves, enchantment, fantasy, folklore, magic and magical.

- Emoji: 🧝
- Unicode name: elf
- Code points: U+1F9DD
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- GitHub shortcode: :elf:
- Keywords: elf, elves, enchantment, fantasy, folklore, magic, magical, myth
- Page: https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji

## What it means

A magical, pointed-eared being from fantasy and folklore. Common uses include elves in books, games and movies, fantasy and magical themes, and a graceful, otherworldly look.

## Skin tones

- 🧝🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FB
- 🧝🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FC
- 🧝🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FD
- 🧝🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FE
- 🧝🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FF

## Emoji that include 🧝

- 🧝‍♂️ [Man elf](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-emoji.md)
- 🧝‍♀️ [Woman elf](https://emojichart.com/woman-elf-emoji.md)

## How to type 🧝

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “elf”.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “elf”.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “elf”.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “elf”.
- GitHub: Type :elf: in an issue, pull request or comment.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | elfo | elfo, mágico |
| Français (fr) | elfe | conte, elf, elfe, le seigneur des anneaux, legolas, magique, oreilles, personnage |
| Deutsch (de) | Elf(e) | Elbe, Elben, Elbin, Elf, Elf(e), Elfe, Fantasy, Herr der Ringe, Magie, magisch, Person |
| Italiano (it) | elfo | creatura, elfetto, elfo, fantasy, fiaba, folclore, magia, magico |
| Português (pt) | elfo | duende, elfo, fantasia, légolas, magia, mágico, místico, rpg, ser encantado |
| Nederlands (nl) | elf | elf, fantasie, folklore, In de ban van de ring-stijl, legolas, LOTR-stijl, magisch, mythe |
| Svenska (sv) | alv | alv, magisk, mystisk |
| Polski (pl) | elf | bajka, baśń, elf, fantasy, magia |
| Türkçe (tr) | elf | elf, legolas, sihirli, sivri kulak |
| Русский (ru) | эльф | магия, сказка, уши, фэнтези, эльф |
| Українська (uk) | ельф | ельф, казка, Леголас, магічний, чаклун |
| Ελληνικά (el) | ξωτικό | μαγικό, μαγικός, μυθικός, ξωτικά, ξωτικό, φαντασία |
| العربية (ar) | جنّي صغير | أساطير, أشخاص, إلف, إيلف, جني, جنّي صغير, خيال, عفريت, كائن سحري, ليغولاس, مخلوق سحري |
| עברית (he) | אלף | אדם שדון, אלף, יצור קסום, מיסטי, מיתוס, פולקלור, פנטזיה, שדון |
| فارسی (fa) | اِلف | آدم, افسانه, افسون, الف, اِلف, جادویی, جن, سحرآمیز, فانتزی, کوتوله, مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जादुई प्राणी | एल्फ़, जादुई, जादुई प्राणी, जादूगर, फैंटेसी, भूत |
| বাংলা (bn) | এল্ফ | এল্ফ, জাদুকর, জাদুকরী, পরী, ব্যক্তি, মানুষ, স্মাইলি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurcaci | ajaib, dongeng, elf, fantasi, makhluk gaib, mantra, manusia peri, mistis, peri |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | yêu ma | cổ tích, kỳ ảo, phép thuật, thần bí, tộc tiên, yêu ma, yêu tinh |
| ไทย (th) | เอลฟ์ | ขลัง, จอมเวทย์, พลังเวทย์, แฟนตาซี, เวทมนตร์, เอลฟ์ |
| 日本語 (ja) | エルフ | エルフ, ファンタジー, 伝説, 妖精, 神秘的, 神話, 魔力, 魔法 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 엘프 | 마법, 신화, 엘프, 요정, 전설, 판타지 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 小精灵 | 小精灵, 神秘, 精灵, 魔幻, 魔法 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 小精靈 | 勒苟拉斯, 小精靈, 魔戒風 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): elf
- Akan (ak): ɛlefo
- Albanian (sq): kukudh
- Amharic (am): ኤልፍ
- Armenian (hy): էլֆ
- Assamese (as): যোগীনী
- Azerbaijani (az): elf
- Bashkir (ba): эльф
- Basque (eu): elfo
- Belarusian (be): эльф
- Bosnian (bs): patuljak
- Bulgarian (bg): елф
- Burmese (my): နတ်သူငယ်
- Cantonese (yue): 小精靈
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 小精灵
- Catalan (ca): elf
- Cherokee (chr): ᏴᏫ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 精靈
- Chuvash (cv): эльф
- Croatian (hr): šumski vilenjak
- Czech (cs): obličej elfa
- Danish (da): elver
- Estonian (et): päkapikk
- Faroese (fo): álvur
- Filipino (fil): duwende
- Finnish (fi): haltia
- Galician (gl): elfo
- Georgian (ka): ელფი
- Gujarati (gu): ઈલ્ફ
- Hausa (ha): jinsiri
- Hungarian (hu): tünde
- Icelandic (is): huldumaður
- Igbo (ig): elfụ
- Irish (ga): lucharachán
- Javanese (jv): peri
- Kannada (kn): ಯಕ್ಷಿಣಿ
- Kazakh (kk): эльф
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەلىف
- Khmer (km): អែលហ្វ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ishitani
- Konkani (kok): वनदेवता
- Kyrgyz (ky): эльф
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): jalwach
- Lao (lo): ເອວຟ໌
- Latvian (lv): elfs
- Lithuanian (lt): elfas
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): elf
- Luxembourgish (lb): Elf
- Macedonian (mk): шумски елф
- Malay (ms): orang halus
- Malayalam (ml): ദുർഭൂതം
- Maltese (mt): għafrit
- Marathi (mr): वनदेव
- Mongolian (mn): одой хүн
- Māori (mi): erepe
- Nepali (ne): सानो मानव जस्तो जीव
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Ẹlf
- Northern Sotho (nso): sephidi se matla
- Norwegian (no): alv
- Odia (or): ଅପ୍ସରା
- Oromo (om): eeliif
- Pashto (ps): ګوړا
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੌਣਾ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بُھوت
- Quechua (qu): elfo
- Romanian (ro): elf
- Sardinian (sc): alvu
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): ailbhear
- Serbian (sr): виловњак
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): vilovnjak
- Shan (shn): ဢႄးလ်ၾ်
- Sindhi (sd): بونا
- Sinhala (si): එල්ෆ්
- Slovak (sk): lesná bytosť
- Slovenian (sl): škrati
- Somali (so): ruuxaan
- Spanish (United States) (es-US): duende
- Swahili (sw): kibwengo
- Tajik (tg): пакана
- Tamil (ta): எல்ஃப்
- Telugu (te): ఎల్ఫ్
- Tigrinya (ti): ኤልፍ
- Tongan (to): kiʻi feeli
- Tswana (tn): mankge mo ditlhamaneng
- Turkmen (tk): elf
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): soninak
- Urdu (ur): پریت
- Uyghur (ug): پىر
- Uzbek (uz): elf
- Welsh (cy): coblyn
- Wolof (wo): elfe
- Xhosa (xh): uhili
- Yoruba (yo): Egbére
- Zulu (zu): i-elf

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DD` |
| HTML | `🧝` |
| CSS | `\1F9DD` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DD}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DD` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9D` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDD` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9D` |

## Questions

### What does the 🧝 elf emoji mean?

A magical, pointed-eared being from fantasy and folklore. Common uses include elves in books, games and movies, fantasy and magical themes, and a graceful, otherworldly look.

### How do I type the 🧝 emoji?

On iPhone, iPad or Android, search the emoji keyboard for “elf”. On a Mac press Control–Command–Space, and on Windows press Windows + period, then type the same words. You can also copy it from this page. On GitHub, type :elf:.

### When was the 🧝 emoji added?

🧝 was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.

### What is the Unicode code point for 🧝?

U+1F9DD. In HTML you can write 🧝, and in JavaScript, Rust or Swift \u{1F9DD}.

### Does 🧝 come in different skin tones?

Yes. It comes in five skin tones: 🧝🏻 light, 🧝🏼 medium-light, 🧝🏽 medium, 🧝🏾 medium-dark and 🧝🏿 dark.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji