# 👨🏼‍🍳 Man cook emoji: medium-light skin tone

👨🏼‍🍳 is the man cook emoji (👨‍🍳) with medium-light skin tone. It's 👨‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 👨🏼‍🍳
- Unicode name: man cook: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [👨‍🍳 Man cook](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-cook-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A man in chef's whites and a tall hat. It shows up for male chefs and cooks, whether at home or in a restaurant, and in posts about recipes, dinner and food you made.

## Other skin tones

- 👨‍🍳 [Man cook](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-emoji.md)
- 👨🏻‍🍳 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F468 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F373
- 👨🏽‍🍳 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F468 U+1F3FD U+200D U+1F373
- 👨🏾‍🍳 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F468 U+1F3FE U+200D U+1F373
- 👨🏿‍🍳 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-cook-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F468 U+1F3FF U+200D U+1F373

## What it's made of

👨🏼‍🍳 is 4 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👨 [Man](https://emojichart.com/man-emoji.md) (U+1F468)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)
3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emoji (U+200D)
4. 🍳 [Cooking](https://emojichart.com/cooking-emoji.md) (U+1F373)

## How to type 👨🏼‍🍳

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | chef hombre: tono de piel claro medio | chef, cocinero, hombre, pinche, tono de piel claro medio |
| Français (fr) | cuisinier : peau moyennement claire | chef, cuisinier, homme, métier, peau moyennement claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Koch: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | Koch, Kochen, mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Restaurant |
| Italiano (it) | cuoco: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, chef, cucina, cucinare, cuoco, lavoro, ristorante, uomo |
| Português (pt) | cozinheiro: pele morena clara | chef, cozinheiro, homem, pele morena clara, restaurante |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke kok: lichtgetinte huidskleur | chef-kok, kok, lichtgetinte huidskleur, man |
| Svenska (sv) | manlig kock: mellanljus hy | man, manlig kock, matlagning, mellanljus hy, restaurang |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna kucharz: karnacja średnio jasna | głowa, karnacja średnio jasna, kucharz, mężczyzna, osoba, praca, szef kuchni, zawód |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek aşçı: orta açık cilt tonu | adam, erkek, erkek aşçı, meslek, orta açık cilt tonu, şef, yemek yapma |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина-повар: светлый тон кожи | готовить, еда, мужчина, повар, светлый тон кожи, шеф |
| Українська (uk) | кухар: помірно світлий тон шкіри | кулінар, кухар, помірно світлий тон шкіри, робота, чоловік, чоловік-кухар, шев-повар, шеф-кухар |
| Ελληνικά (el) | μάγειρας: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, μάγειρας, μαγειρική, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, σεφ |
| العربية (ar) | طباخ: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, رجل, شيف, طاه, طباخ, طبخ |
| עברית (he) | טבח: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | אדם, גבר, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, טבח, מבשל, מקצוע, שף |
| فارسی (fa) | آشپز مرد: پوست روشن | آشپز مرد, آشپزی, پخت و پز, پوست روشن, سرآشپز, شف |
| हिन्दी (hi) | रसोइया: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, पुरुष, महाराज, रसोइया, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলে ,পুরুষ , কুক , পাচক , রাঁধুনি: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | কুক, ছেলে, ছেলে ,পুরুষ , কুক , পাচক , রাঁধুনি, পাচক, পুরুষ, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, রাঁধুনি |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | koki pria: warna kulit cerah-sedang | dapur, koki, laki-laki, memasak, pekerja, pekerjaan, pemasak, pria, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | đầu bếp nam: màu da sáng trung bình | đầu bếp, đầu bếp nam, màu da sáng trung bình, nam, nấu ăn |
| ไทย (th) | พ่อครัว: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | งาน, เชฟ, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง, ผู้ชาย, พ่อครัว |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男性のコック: やや薄い肌色 | コック, シェフ, やや薄い肌色, 料理, 料理人, 男, 男性, 男性のコック |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 요리사: 연한 갈색 피부 | 남자, 셰프, 연한 갈색 피부, 요리사, 주방장 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男厨师: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 做饭, 厨师, 大厨, 男, 男厨师 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男廚師：黃皮膚 | 主廚, 大廚, 廚師, 男, 男廚師, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike kok: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima kuk: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): kuzhinier: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ አብሳይ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ խոհարար․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): পুৰুষ ৰান্ধনি: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kişi aşbaz: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ир-ат ашнаҡсы: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon sukaldaria: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): кухар: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): kuhar muškarac: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж готвач: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): အမျိုးသား စားဖိုမှူး − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): cuisinier : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 男廚師: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男厨师: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home cuiner: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏓᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): повар арҫын: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): kuhar: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): kuchař: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig kok: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): meeskokk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): cozinheiro (homem): tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): mannligur kokkur: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): kusinero: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): mieskokki: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): cociñeiro: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): მზარეული კაცი: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): રસોઇયો: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum kuku: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): man cook: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): szakács: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): karlkyns kokkur: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-esi nri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): cócaire fireann: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): koki lanang: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಅಡುಗೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): ер аспаз: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەر اسپاز: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): ចុងភៅប្រុស: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo w’umutetsi: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): दादलो रांदपी: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эркек ашпозчу: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi b’anal wa: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ພໍ່ຄົວຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): pavārs: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): cheugo masccio: carnaxon assæ ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): virėjas: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): kuchaŕ: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Chefkach: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж готвач: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): tukang masak lelaki: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): പാചകക്കാരൻ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): kok maskil: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): स्वयंपाकी: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй тогооч: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): kaitao tāne: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): पुरूष भान्से: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Kuk: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa go apea: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): mannlig kokk: hudtype 3
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg kokk: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ପାଚକ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira nyaata bilcheessu: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): سړی اشپز: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਰਸੋਈਆ: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): کھانا پکان آلا بندہ: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata wayk’uq: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bucătar: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): còcaire fireann: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац кувар: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мушкарац кувар: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac kuvar: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): muškarac kuvar: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): မေႃမိုဝ်ႉၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بورچي: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): කෝකියා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): kuchár muž: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): kuhar: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin kariye ah: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mpishi wa kiume: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): марди ошпаз: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் சமையல் வல்லுநர்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): వంటవాడు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ምግቢ አብሳሊ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tangata ngaohikai: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): moapei wa monna: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): erkek aşpez: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): kuchar: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): مرد باورچی: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئەر ئاشپەز: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): erkak oshpaz: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): cogydd: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): toggkat góor: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): umpheki oyindoda: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin olùse ónjẹ: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin olùse ónjɛ: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): umpheki wesilisa: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373` |
| HTML | `👨🏼‍🍳` |
| CSS | `\1F468\1F3FC\200D\1F373` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F468}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{1F373}` |
| Python | `\U0001F468\U0001F3FC\u200D\U0001F373` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 A8 F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D F0 9F 8D B3` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC68 D83C DFFC 200D D83C DF73` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%A8%F0%9F%8F%BC%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8D%B3` |

## Questions

### What does 👨🏼‍🍳 mean?

A man in chef's whites and a tall hat. It shows up for male chefs and cooks, whether at home or in a restaurant, and in posts about recipes, dinner and food you made. 👨🏼‍🍳 shows it with medium-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👨🏼‍🍳 and 👨‍🍳?

👨🏼‍🍳 is the 👨‍🍳 man cook emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 👨‍🍳 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 4 code points long: U+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373.

### How do I type 👨🏼‍🍳?

Find 👨‍🍳 in your emoji keyboard by searching “man cook”, then press and hold it and choose medium-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+1F468 U+1F3FC U+200D U+1F373. In HTML you can write 👨🏼‍🍳

### When was 👨🏼‍🍳 added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

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