# 🧝🏾‍♂️ Man elf emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🧝🏾‍♂️ is the man elf emoji (🧝‍♂️) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧝‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 5.0 in 2017.

- Emoji: 🧝🏾‍♂️
- Unicode name: man elf: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DD U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🧝‍♂️ Man elf](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Depicts a male elf, a pointed-eared magical being from fantasy and folklore. Messages use it for elves in books, games and movies, and for fantasy costumes and magical themes.

## Other skin tones

- 🧝‍♂️ [Man elf](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-emoji.md)
- 🧝🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧝🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-elf-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DD U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧝🏾‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧝 [Elf](https://emojichart.com/elf-emoji.md) (U+1F9DD)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)
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 elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man elf”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | elfo hombre: tono de piel oscuro medio | elfo, elfo hombre, mágico, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | elfe homme : peau mate | elfe homme, magique, peau mate |
| Deutsch (de) | Elf: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Alb, Elbe, Elf, magisch, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe |
| Italiano (it) | elfo uomo: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, elfo uomo, magico |
| Português (pt) | elfo homem: pele morena escura | duende homem, elfo, elfo homem, pele morena escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke elf: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, magisch, mannelijke elf |
| Svenska (sv) | manlig alv: mellanmörk hy | magisk, manlig alv, mellanmörk hy |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna elf: karnacja średnio ciemna | karnacja średnio ciemna, magiczny, mężczyzna elf |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek elf: orta koyu cilt tonu | erkek elf, orta koyu cilt tonu, sihirli |
| Русский (ru) | мужчина-эльф: темный тон кожи | магия, мужчина, мужчина-эльф, сказка, темный тон кожи, уши, фэнтези, эльф |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік-ельф: помірно темний тон шкіри | помірно темний тон шкіри, чарівний, чоловік-ельф |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας ξωτικό: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας ξωτικό, μαγικός, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | جنّي صغير ذكر: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, جنّي صغير ذكر, ذكر إلف, ذكر إيلف, كائن سحري, مخلوق سحري |
| עברית (he) | אלף בן: גוון עור כהה בינוני | אלף בן, גוון עור כהה בינוני, יצור קסום |
| فارسی (fa) | اِلف مرد: پوست گندمی | اِلف مرد, پوست گندمی, جادویی, سحرآمیز |
| हिन्दी (hi) | जादुई पुरुष: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | जादुई, जादुई पुरुष, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ এল্ফ: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | জাদুকরী, পুরুষ এল্ফ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | kurcaci pria: warna kulit gelap-sedang | ajaib, kurcaci pria, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | nam quỷ: màu da tối trung bình | màu da tối trung bình, nam quỷ, phép thuật |
| ไทย (th) | เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย: โทนผิวสีแทน | จอมเวทย์, โทนผิวสีแทน, เอลฟ์ผู้ชาย |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男のエルフ: やや濃い肌色 | エルフ, やや濃い肌色, 男, 男のエルフ, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 엘프: 진한 갈색 피부 | 남자 엘프, 마법, 신화, 엘프, 요정, 전설, 진한 갈색 피부, 판타지 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男小精灵: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 男小精灵, 男性魔术 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男精靈：褐皮膚 | 男精靈, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike elf: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Ɛlefo barima: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë kukudh: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ኤልፍ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ-էլֆ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): পুৰুষ এল্ফ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kişi elf: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): ир-ат эльф: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon elfo: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына-эльф: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac patuljak: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж елф: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): အမျိုးသား နတ်သူငယ် − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): elfe homme : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 男精靈: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男精灵: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home elf: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 男精靈：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): эльф арҫын: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): vilenjak: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): elf: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): elvermand: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): meespäkapikk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): elfo (homem): tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): mannfólka álvur: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking duwende: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): mieshaltia: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): elfo de sexo masculino: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): კაცი ელფი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): પુરુષ ઈલ્ફ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jinsiri namiji: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): man elf: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi tünde: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): huldukarl: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke elfụ: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): síofra fireann: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): peri lanang: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಪುರುಷ ಯಕ್ಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): ер ергежейлі: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ەر ەرگەجەيلى: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): អែលហ្វប្រុស: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): ishitanigabo: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
- Konkani (kok): वनदेव: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эркек эльф: кара тору
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi jalwach: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເອວຟ໌ຜູ້ຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): elfu vīrietis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): elfas vyras: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): muskecy elf: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Elfemann: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж шумски елф: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): orang halus lelaki: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ആൺ ദുർഭൂതം: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): għafrit raġel: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): वनदेवता: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй одой: бордуу
- Māori (mi): erepe tāne: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
- Nepali (ne): सानो छोरोमान्छेको स्वरुप भएको जीव: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Ẹlf: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa matla a magolo: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): mannlig alv: hudtype 5
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg alv: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ପୁରୁଷ ଏଲଫ୍‍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Pashto (ps): سړی ګوړا: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੌਣਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): بُھوت بندا: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata elfo: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat elf: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Sardinian (sc): alvu òmine: pedde bastante iscura
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): ailbhear fireann: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац виловњак: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac vilovnjak: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဢႄးလ်ၾ်ၽူႈၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد بونا: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිරිමි එල්ෆ්: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): elf: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): škrat: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): ruuxaanta ragga: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): kibwengo dume: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tajik (tg): марди пакана: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் எல்ஃப்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): మాంత్రికుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብ ኤልፍ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): kiʻi feeli tangata: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna wa mankge mo ditlhamaneng: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): erkek elf: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): muski soninak: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): پریت آدمی: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئەر پىر: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): erkak elf: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): coblyn gwrwywaidd: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Wolof (wo): elfe bu góor: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): uhili oyindoda: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
- Yoruba (yo): egbére ọkùnrin: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): egbére ɔkùnrin: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-elf yesilisa: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DD U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧝🏾‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9DD\1F3FE\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DD}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DD\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9D F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDD D83C DFFE 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9D%F0%9F%8F%BE%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧝🏾‍♂️ mean?

Depicts a male elf, a pointed-eared magical being from fantasy and folklore. Messages use it for elves in books, games and movies, and for fantasy costumes and magical themes. 🧝🏾‍♂️ shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧝🏾‍♂️ and 🧝‍♂️?

🧝🏾‍♂️ is the 🧝‍♂️ man elf emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧝‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DD U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧝🏾‍♂️?

Find 🧝‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man elf”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark 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+1F9DD U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧝🏾‍♂️

### When was 🧝🏾‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 5.0, released in 2017.

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