# 🕵🏻‍♂️ Man detective emoji: light skin tone

🕵🏻‍♂️ is the man detective emoji (🕵️‍♂️) with light skin tone. It's 🕵️‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🕵🏻‍♂️
- Unicode name: man detective: light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F575 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Jobs and roles
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🕵️‍♂️ Man detective](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-detective-light-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A man in a hat and coat on the case. Use it for male detectives, spies and investigators, for mystery stories, and for playfully saying you are snooping or looking into something.

## Other skin tones

- 🕵️‍♂️ [Man detective](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-emoji.md)
- 🕵🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F575 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🕵🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F575 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🕵🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F575 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🕵🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-detective-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F575 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

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

1. 🕵️ [Detective](https://emojichart.com/detective-emoji.md) (U+1F575 U+FE0F)
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 “man detective”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man detective”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man detective”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man detective”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | detective hombre: tono de piel claro | agente, detective, espía, hombre, investigador, tono de piel claro |
| Français (fr) | détective homme : peau claire | détective, enquêteur, espion, homme, peau claire |
| Deutsch (de) | Detektiv: helle Hautfarbe | Detektiv, helle Hautfarbe, Mann, Spion |
| Italiano (it) | investigatore: carnagione chiara | carnagione chiara, detective, investigatore, spia, uomo |
| Português (pt) | detetive homem: pele clara | detetive homem, espião, homem, investigador, pele clara |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke detective: lichte huidskleur | detective, lichte huidskleur, man, speurder, spion |
| Svenska (sv) | manlig detektiv: ljus hy | kommissarie, ljus hy, man, manlig detektiv, privatdetektiv, spanare, spion |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna detektyw: karnacja jasna | detektyw, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna, szpieg |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek dedektif: açık cilt tonu | açık cilt tonu, adam, casus, dedektif, erkek, hafiye |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина-детектив: очень светлый тон кожи | детектив, ищейка, мужчина, мужчина-детектив, очень светлый тон кожи, расследование, сыщик, шпион |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік-детектив: світлий тон шкіри | детектив, світлий тон шкіри, сищик, чоловік, чоловік-детектив, шпигун, шпик |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας ντετέκτιβ: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, ντετέκτιβ, πράκτορας |
| العربية (ar) | محقّق: بشرة بلون فاتح | بشرة بلون فاتح, تحقيق سري, رجل مباحث, مباحث, محقّق |
| עברית (he) | חוקר פרטי: גוון עור בהיר | איש, בלש, גבר, גוון עור בהיר, חוקר פרטי, מרגל |
| فارسی (fa) | کارآگاه مرد: پوست سفید | پوست سفید, جاسوس, کارآگاه, کارآگاه مرد, کارآگاهی کردن, مأمور آگاهی |
| हिन्दी (hi) | पुरुष जासूस: गोरी त्वचा | आदमी, गुप्तचर, गोरी त्वचा, जासूस, पुरुष |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলে , পুরুষ ডিটেকটিভ: হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | গুপ্তচর, ছেলে, ছেলে , পুরুষ ডিটেকটিভ, টিকটিকি, ডিটেকটিভ, পুরুষ, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | detektif pria: warna kulit cerah | detektif pria, laki-laki, penyelidikan, rahasia, warna kulit cerah |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | thám tử nam: màu da sáng | gián điệp, màu da sáng, nam, thám tử, thám tử nam, trinh thám |
| ไทย (th) | นักสืบชาย: โทนผิวสีขาว | โทนผิวสีขาว, นักสืบ, นักสืบชาย, ผู้ชาย, สายลับ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男性の探偵: 薄い肌色 | 探偵, 男, 男性, 男性の探偵, 薄い肌色, 虫めがね |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 탐정: 하얀 피부 | 남자, 스파이, 탐정, 하얀 피부, 형사 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男侦探: 较浅肤色 | 侦探, 男, 男侦探, 较浅肤色, 间谍 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男偵探：白皮膚 | 偵探, 男, 男偵探, 白皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike speurder: ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Detɛketifo barima: wedeε ani a εda so
- Albanian (sq): hetues: nuancë lëkure e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ መርማሪ ፖሊስ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ խուզարկու․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): পুৰুষ গুপ্তচৰ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kişi detektiv: açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ир-ат детектив: аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon detektibea: 1–2. mota
- Belarusian (be): сышчык: светлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac detektiv: svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж детектив: светла кожа
- Burmese (my): အမျိုးသား စုံထောက် − အသားဖြူရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): détective homme : peau claire
- Cantonese (yue): 男偵探: 淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男侦探: 浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): detectiu home: pell molt clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎦᏛᏂᏙᎯ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): арҫын-детектив: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): istražitelj: svijetla boja kože
- Czech (cs): kriminální inspektor: světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig detektiv: lys teint
- Estonian (et): meesdetektiiv: hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): detetive (homem): tipo de pele 1–2
- Faroese (fo): mannligur detektivur: ljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking detektib: light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): miesetsivä: vaalea iho
- Galician (gl): detective de sexo masculino: ton de pel moi claro
- Georgian (ka): დეტექტივი კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): ગુપ્તચર: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): mutum si’aidi: launin fata mai haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): male detective: Fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): nyomozó: világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): karlkyns spæjari: ljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke nchọpụta: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
- Irish (ga): bleachtaire fireann: ton cnis geal
- Javanese (jv): dhetektif lanang: kulit putih
- Kannada (kn): ಪುರುಷ ಗೂಢಾಚಾರಿ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): детектив ер адам: 1–2 тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): بارلاۋشى ەر ادام: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): អ្នកស៊ើបអង្កេតប្រុស: សម្បុរស
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugenzuzi w’umugabo: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
- Konkani (kok): दादलो गुप्तहेर: उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): детектив киши: акжуумал
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi solonel uxe’: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ນັກສືບຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
- Latvian (lv): detektīvs (vīrietis): gaišs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): investigatô masccio: carnaxon ciæa
- Lithuanian (lt): seklys: šviesios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): dedektiw: swětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Detektiv: hell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): детектив: тип на кожа 1–2
- Malay (ms): mata-mata gelap lelaki: ton kulit cerah
- Malayalam (ml): പുരുഷ കുറ്റാന്വേഷകൻ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): ditektiv raġel: ton ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): पुरुष गुप्त पोलीस: उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй мөрдөгч: цайвар
- Māori (mi): kaikimihara tāne: kiri āhua māmā
- Nepali (ne): पुरूष अनुसन्धानकर्ता: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Ditẹ́ktiv: Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa lephodisa: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
- Norwegian (no): mannlig detektiv: hudtype 1–2
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg detektiv: hudtype 1–2
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ଡିଟେକ୍ଟିଭ୍‌: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira qorataa: toonii gogaa ifaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی څیړونکی پولیس: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
- Punjabi (pa): ਪੁਰਸ਼ ਜਸੂਸ: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): جاسوس بندہ: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata qhamiyaq: chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): detectiv bărbat: ton deschis al pielii
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): lorgaire fireann: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): детектив: светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): детектив: свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): detektiv: svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): detektiv: svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸွပ်ႇၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد جاسوس: گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): අපරාධ පරීක්ෂකයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
- Slovak (sk): detektív muž: svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): detektiv: svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dambi-baare ah: jidh fudud
- Swahili (sw): jasusi mwanamume: ngozi nyeupe
- Tajik (tg): марди детектив: ранги равшани пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் துப்பறியும் நிபுணர்: வகை 1–2
- Telugu (te): నేర పరిశోధకుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ መርማሪ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata fakatotolo: kili hinehina
- Tswana (tn): leteketifi la monna: letlalo le lesweu
- Turkmen (tk): erkek aňtawçy: açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): detektiw: swětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): مرد جاسوس: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئەر رازۋېدچىك: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): erkak izquvar: 1–2-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): ditectif gwrywaidd: arlliw croen golau
- Wolof (wo): góor detektif: xeesaayu der bu woyof
- Xhosa (xh): umcuphi oyindoda: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin ọ̀tẹlèmúyé: amọ́lára
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin ɔ̀tɛlèmúyé: amɔ́lára
- Zulu (zu): umseshi wesilisa: uhlobo-1-2

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F575 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🕵🏻‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F575\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F575}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F575\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 95 B5 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DD75 D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%95%B5%F0%9F%8F%BB%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🕵🏻‍♂️ mean?

A man in a hat and coat on the case. Use it for male detectives, spies and investigators, for mystery stories, and for playfully saying you are snooping or looking into something. 🕵🏻‍♂️ shows it with light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🕵🏻‍♂️ is the 🕵️‍♂️ man detective emoji with light skin tone. It's 🕵️‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F575 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🕵🏻‍♂️?

Find 🕵️‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man detective”, 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+1F575 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🕵🏻‍♂️

### When was 🕵🏻‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 4.0, released in 2016.

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