# 🏄🏿‍♂️ Man surfing emoji: dark skin tone

🏄🏿‍♂️ is the man surfing emoji (🏄‍♂️) with dark skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 4.0 in 2016.

- Emoji: 🏄🏿‍♂️
- Unicode name: man surfing: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🏄‍♂️ Man surfing](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Shows a man riding a wave on a surfboard. It fits surfing, beach days and big swells, summer vacations, and a relaxed, sun-and-sea state of mind.

## Other skin tones

- 🏄‍♂️ [Man surfing](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-emoji.md)
- 🏄🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏄🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-surfing-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3C4 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🏄🏿‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🏄 [Person surfing](https://emojichart.com/person-surfing-emoji.md) (U+1F3C4)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)
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 surfing”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man surfing”, then pick dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | hombre haciendo surf: tono de piel oscuro | hombre, hombre haciendo surf, surf, surfero, surfista, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | surfeur : peau foncée | homme, peau foncée, surf, surfeur |
| Deutsch (de) | Surfer: dunkle Hautfarbe | dunkle Hautfarbe, Mann, Surfer, Wellenreiten |
| Italiano (it) | surfista uomo: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, sport, surf, surfista uomo, tavola da surf, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem surfista: pele escura | homem, homem surfista, pele escura, surfando |
| Nederlands (nl) | mannelijke surfer: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, man, mannelijke surfer, surfen |
| Svenska (sv) | man som surfar: mörk hy | man, man som surfar, man surfar, manlig, mörk hy, surfing |
| Polski (pl) | surfujący mężczyzna: karnacja ciemna | deska, karnacja ciemna, mężczyzna, surfing, surfujący mężczyzna |
| Türkçe (tr) | sörf yapan erkek: koyu cilt tonu | adam, erkek, koyu cilt tonu, sörf, sörf yapan erkek |
| Русский (ru) | серфингист: очень темный тон кожи | вода, волны, доска, очень темный тон кожи, серфинг, серфингист, спорт, спортсмен |
| Українська (uk) | серфінгіст: темний тон шкіри | серфінг, серфінгіст, темний тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ, σερφ, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | راكب أمواج: بشرة بلون غامق | بشرة بلون غامق, تزلج, راكب أمواج, ركوب أمواج |
| עברית (he) | גבר גולש: גוון עור כהה | איש, גבר, גבר גולש, גוון עור כהה, גלישה |
| فارسی (fa) | موج‌سوار مرد: پوست آبنوسی | پوست آبنوسی, موج, موج‌سوار مرد, موج‌سواری, موج‌سواری کردن |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष: साँवली त्वचा | आदमी, पुरुष, सर्फ़िंग, सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলেদের সার্ফিং: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ছেলে, ছেলেদের সার্ফিং, পুরুষ, সার্ফিং |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berselancar: warna kulit gelap | laki-laki, ombak, pria berselancar, selancar, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông lướt sóng: màu da tối | lướt sóng, màu da tối, người đàn ông, người đàn ông lướt sóng |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายโต้คลื่น: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | กีฬา, คน, คลื่น, ชายหาด, เซิร์ฟ, โต้คลื่น, ทะเล, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, นักเซิร์ฟ, ผู้ชาย, มหาสมุทร |
| 日本語 (ja) | サーフィンする男: 濃い肌色 | サーファー, サーフィンする男, スポーツ, 波乗り, 濃い肌色, 男, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 서핑하는 남자: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 바다, 서퍼, 서핑, 서핑보드, 서핑하는 남자, 수상스포츠, 스포츠, 파도, 파도 타기, 해변, 해양 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生冲浪: 较深肤色 | 冲浪, 男, 男生冲浪, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生衝浪：黑皮膚 | 男, 男生衝浪, 衝浪, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike branderplankryer: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima resɔɔfo: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): burrë që bën sërf: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ የውሃ ሸርተቴ ተጫዋች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): սերֆինգով զբաղվող տղամարդ․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চাৰ্ফিং কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): sörfçü kişi: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): серфингсы ир-ат: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon surflaria: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): серфінгіст: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): surfer: tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж, каращ сърф: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေလွှာလျှောစီးနေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): surfeur : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 滑浪嘅男人: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 滑浪嘅男人: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que fa surf: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎡᏁᏙᎯ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 滑浪嘅男人：黑皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): серфингист: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac surfa: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): surfař: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig surfer: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): meessurfar: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a surfar: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): maður sum skreiður á brimfjøl: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking nagsu-surf: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): surffaajamies: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): surfeiro: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): სერფერი კაცი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સર્ફિંગ કરતો પુરુષ: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai hawan allon wasa a kan teku: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): surfing karta aadmi: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): szörföző férfi: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): maður á brimbretti: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-eme egwuregwu oshimiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): fear ag surfáil: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang slancar: kulit ireng
- Kannada (kn): ಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಪುರುಷ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): серфингші ер: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سەرفيڭشى ەر: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសជិះក្តារលើទឹក: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo winyereza ku mazi: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): दादलो सर्फ करता: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сёрфинг ойноп жаткан эркек: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi ktanin ketz’an pa ja’: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນໂຕ້ຄື້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis sērfo: tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras banglentininkas: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): surfowaŕ: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Surfer: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): сурфер: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): lelaki meluncur air: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): സർഫുചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel surfing: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): सर्फिंग करणारा पुरुष: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): серфингээр гулгаж буй эрэгтэй: бор
- Māori (mi): tāne whakaheke ngaru: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): सर्फ गरिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Raíd Wọtá Sọ́fín-Bọd: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o sesa lewatleng: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): mannlig surfer: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg surfar: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ସର୍ଫିଂ କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira bololi’u: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی سرفنګ: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਸਰਫਿੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): صرف کردا بندا: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata surfeando: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care practică surfing: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che fa surfing: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ surfadh: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): сурфер: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): surfer: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးၶီႇပႅၼ်ႈၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد سرفنگ ڪندي: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): හිම පුවරුවේ යන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): surfista: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): deskar: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): nin alwaaxa hirka biyaha kula soconaya: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume anayeteleza kwenye mawimbi: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): марде, ки серфинг карда истодаастмард: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): அலைச்சறுக்கு விளையாடும் ஆண்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): సర్ఫ్ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ሰርፍ ገባሪ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata fānifo: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o lelemelang: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): sörf edýän erkek: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): surfowar: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سرفنگ کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): دولقۇن كەزگۈچى ئەر: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): erkak serfing qilmoqda: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn syrffio: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): góor guy sërfe: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): indoda etyibiliza emanzini: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánẹ́tì: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánɛ́tì: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda edlala isurfing: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3C4 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏄🏿‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3C4\1F3FF\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3C4}\u{1F3FF}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3C4\U0001F3FF\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 84 F0 9F 8F BF E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFC4 D83C DFFF 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%84%F0%9F%8F%BF%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🏄🏿‍♂️ mean?

Shows a man riding a wave on a surfboard. It fits surfing, beach days and big swells, summer vacations, and a relaxed, sun-and-sea state of mind. 🏄🏿‍♂️ shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🏄🏿‍♂️ and 🏄‍♂️?

🏄🏿‍♂️ is the 🏄‍♂️ man surfing emoji with dark skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🏄🏿‍♂️?

Find 🏄‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose 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+1F3C4 U+1F3FF 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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