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🏄🏻‍♂️U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Man surfing emoji: light skin tone

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

Unicode name
man surfing: light skin tone
Category
People & body, People playing sports
Added
Emoji 4.0 in 2016
Code points
U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji
🏄‍♂️ Man surfing

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.

How it looks

🏄🏻‍♂️
Your device
Man surfing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Man surfing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Man surfing emoji: light skin tone, as drawn in OpenMoji by OpenMoji, the open-source emoji and icon project
OpenMoji

Other skin tones

Each skin tone has its own page with its codes. Copy one right here, or open it.

What it's made of

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

  1. 🏄Person surfingU+1F3C4
  2. 🏻Light skin toneU+1F3FB
  3. Zero width joiner, which joins the pieces into one emojiU+200D
  4. ♂️Male signU+2642 U+FE0F
  5. Variation selector-16, which asks for the colorful emoji styleU+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 light skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man surfing”, then press and hold it and choose light skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “man surfing”, then pick light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolhombre haciendo surf: tono de piel clarohombre, hombre haciendo surf, surf, surfero, surfista, tono de piel claro
Françaissurfeur : peau clairehomme, peau claire, surf, surfeur
DeutschSurfer: helle Hautfarbehelle Hautfarbe, Mann, Surfer, Wellenreiten
Italianosurfista uomo: carnagione chiaracarnagione chiara, sport, surf, surfista uomo, tavola da surf, uomo
Portuguêshomem surfista: pele clarahomem, homem surfista, pele clara, surfando
Nederlandsmannelijke surfer: lichte huidskleurlichte huidskleur, man, mannelijke surfer, surfen
Svenskaman som surfar: ljus hyljus hy, man, man som surfar, man surfar, manlig, surfing
Polskisurfujący mężczyzna: karnacja jasnadeska, karnacja jasna, mężczyzna, surfing, surfujący mężczyzna
Türkçesörf yapan erkek: açık cilt tonuaçık cilt tonu, adam, erkek, sörf, sörf yapan erkek
Русскийсерфингист: очень светлый тон коживода, волны, доска, очень светлый тон кожи, серфинг, серфингист, спорт, спортсмен
Українськасерфінгіст: світлий тон шкірисвітлий тон шкіри, серфінг, серфінгіст, чоловік
Ελληνικάάντρας σε σανίδα σερφ: ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματοςανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, άντρας, άντρας σε σανίδα σερφ, σερφ
العربيةراكب أمواج: بشرة بلون فاتحبشرة بلون فاتح, تزلج, راكب أمواج, ركوب أمواج
עבריתגבר גולש: גוון עור בהיראיש, גבר, גבר גולש, גוון עור בהיר, גלישה
فارسیموج‌سوار مرد: پوست سفیدپوست سفید, موج, موج‌سوار مرد, موج‌سواری, موج‌سواری کردن
हिन्दीसर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष: गोरी त्वचाआदमी, गोरी त्वचा, पुरुष, सर्फ़िंग, सर्फ़िंग करता पुरुष
বাংলাছেলেদের সার্ফিং: হালকা ত্বকের রঙছেলে, ছেলেদের সার্ফিং, পুরুষ, সার্ফিং, হালকা ত্বকের রঙ
Bahasa Indonesiapria berselancar: warna kulit cerahlaki-laki, ombak, pria berselancar, selancar, warna kulit cerah
Tiếng Việtngười đàn ông lướt sóng: màu da sánglướt sóng, màu da sáng, người đàn ông, người đàn ông lướt sóng
ไทยผู้ชายโต้คลื่น: โทนผิวสีขาวกีฬา, คน, คลื่น, ชายหาด, เซิร์ฟ, โต้คลื่น, ทะเล, โทนผิวสีขาว, นักเซิร์ฟ, ผู้ชาย, มหาสมุทร
日本語サーフィンする男: 薄い肌色サーファー, サーフィンする男, スポーツ, 波乗り, 男, 男性, 薄い肌色
한국어서핑하는 남자: 하얀 피부바다, 서퍼, 서핑, 서핑보드, 서핑하는 남자, 수상스포츠, 스포츠, 파도, 파도 타기, 하얀 피부, 해변, 해양
中文(简体)男生冲浪: 较浅肤色冲浪, 男, 男生冲浪, 较浅肤色
中文(繁體)男生衝浪:白皮膚男, 男生衝浪, 白皮膚, 衝浪
Names in 100 more languages
Afrikaansmanlike branderplankryer: ligte velkleur
AkanBarima resɔɔfo: wedeε ani a εda so
Albanianburrë që bën sërf: nuancë lëkure e çelët
Amharicወንድ የውሃ ሸርተቴ ተጫዋች: የቆዳ ዓይነት-1-2
Armenianսերֆինգով զբաղվող տղամարդ․ բաց գույնի մաշկ
Assameseচাৰ্ফিং কৰি থকা পুৰুষ: পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanisörfçü kişi: açıq dəri tonu
Bashkirсерфингсы ир-ат: аҡһыл тән төҫө
Basquegizon surflaria: 1–2. mota
Belarusianсерфінгіст: светлы тон скуры
Bosniansurfer: svijetla boja kože
Bulgarianмъж, каращ сърф: светла кожа
Burmeseရေလွှာလျှောစီးနေသည့် အမျိုးသား − အသားဖြူရောင်
Canadian Frenchsurfeur : peau claire
Cantonese滑浪嘅男人: 淺膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)滑浪嘅男人: 浅肤色
Catalanhome que fa surf: pell molt clara
CherokeeᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎡᏁᏙᎯ: ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎵ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)滑浪嘅男人:白皮膚
Chuvashсерфингист: сӑран ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
Croatianmuškarac surfa: svijetla boja kože
Czechsurfař: světlý odstín pleti
Danishmandlig surfer: lys teint
Estonianmeessurfar: hele nahatoon
European Portuguesehomem a surfar: tipo de pele 1–2
Faroesemaður sum skreiður á brimfjøl: ljósur húðarlitur
Filipinolalaking nagsu-surf: light na kulay ng balat
Finnishsurffaajamies: vaalea iho
Galiciansurfeiro: ton de pel moi claro
Georgianსერფერი კაცი: კანის ღია ტონალობა
Gujaratiસર્ફિંગ કરતો પુરુષ: ચામડીનો આછો રંગ
Hausanamiji mai hawan allon wasa a kan teku: launin fata mai haske
Hindi (Latin)surfing karta aadmi: Fair skin
Hungarianszörföző férfi: világos bőrtónus
Icelandicmaður á brimbretti: ljós húðlitur
Igbonwoke na-eme egwuregwu oshimiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha
Irishfear ag surfáil: ton cnis geal
Javanesewong lanang slancar: kulit putih
Kannadaಸರ್ಫಿಂಗ್ ಪುರುಷ: ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhсерфингші ер: 1–2 тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)سەرفيڭشى ەر: 1–2 تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerបុរសជិះក្តារលើទឹក: សម្បុរស
Kinyarwandaumugabo winyereza ku mazi: ibara ry’uruhu rwera
Konkaniदादलो सर्फ करता: उजळ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzсёрфинг ойноп жаткан эркек: акжуумал
Kʼicheʼachi ktanin ketz’an pa ja’: saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoຜູ້ຊາຍຫຼິ້ນໂຕ້ຄື້ນ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວ
Latvianvīrietis sērfo: gaišs ādas tonis
Lithuanianvyras banglentininkas: šviesios odos
Lower Sorbiansurfowaŕ: swětła barwa kóže
LuxembourgishSurfer: hell Hautfaarf
Macedonianсурфер: тип на кожа 1–2
Malaylelaki meluncur air: ton kulit cerah
Malayalamസർഫുചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ: തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
Malteseraġel surfing: ton ċar tal-ġilda
Marathiसर्फिंग करणारा पुरुष: उजळ त्वचा
Mongolianсерфингээр гулгаж буй эрэгтэй: цайвар
Māoritāne whakaheke ngaru: kiri āhua māmā
Nepaliसर्फ गरिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-१-२
Nigerian PidginMan Wé De Raíd Wọtá Sọ́fín-Bọd: Laít Skín Ton
Northern Sothomonna o sesa lewatleng: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga
Norwegianmannlig surfer: hudtype 1–2
Norwegian Nynorskmannleg surfar: hudtype 1–2
Odiaସର୍ଫିଂ କରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromodhiira bololi’u: toonii gogaa ifaa
Pashtoسړی سرفنګ: د روڼ پوستکي ټون
Punjabiਸਰਫਿੰਗ ਕਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਗੋਰਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)صرف کردا بندا: ہلکی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuatata surfeando: chuya qara niraq
Romanianbărbat care practică surfing: ton deschis al pielii
Romanshum che fa surfing: pel clera
Scottish Gaelicduine a’ surfadh: tòna soilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianсурфер: светла кожа
Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina)сурфер: свијетла кожа
Serbian (Latin)surfer: svetla koža
Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina)surfer: svijetla koža
Shanၽူႈၸၢႆးၶီႇပႅၼ်ႈၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၶၢဝ်
Sindhiمرد سرفنگ ڪندي: گوري رنگت
Sinhalaහිම පුවරුවේ යන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-1-2
Slovaksurfista: svetlý tón pleti
Sloveniandeskar: svetel ten kože
Somalinin alwaaxa hirka biyaha kula soconaya: jidh fudud
Swahilimwanamume anayeteleza kwenye mawimbi: ngozi nyeupe
Tajikмарде, ки серфинг карда истодаастмард: ранги равшани пӯст
Tamilஅலைச்சறுக்கு விளையாடும் ஆண்: வகை 1–2
Teluguసర్ఫ్ చేస్తున్న పురుషుడు: లేత చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaሰብኣይ ሰርፍ ገባሪ፦ ፍኹስ ዝበለ ቆርበት
Tongantangata fānifo: kili hinehina
Tswanamonna yo o lelemelang: letlalo le lesweu
Turkmensörf edýän erkek: açyk deri reňki
Upper Sorbiansurfowar: swětła barba kože
Urduسرفنگ کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی ہلکی رنگت
Uyghurدولقۇن كەزگۈچى ئەر: ئاچ تېرە رەڭ
Uzbekerkak serfing qilmoqda: 1–2-teri turi
Welshdyn yn syrffio: arlliw croen golau
Wolofgóor guy sërfe: xeesaayu der bu woyof
Xhosaindoda etyibiliza emanzini: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo
Yorubaọkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánẹ́tì: amọ́lára
Yoruba (Benin)ɔkùnrin tí ń wá íńtánɛ́tì: amɔ́lára
Zuluindoda edlala isurfing: uhlobo-1-2

Codes

Code points
U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML
🏄🏻‍♂️
CSS
\1F3C4\1F3FB\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F3C4}\u{1F3FB}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python
\U0001F3C4\U0001F3FB\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F 8F 84 F0 9F 8F BB E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16
D83C DFC4 D83C DFFB 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded
%F0%9F%8F%84%F0%9F%8F%BB%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 light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🏄🏻‍♂️ and 🏄‍♂️?

🏄🏻‍♂️ is the 🏄‍♂️ man surfing emoji with light skin tone. It's 🏄‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3C4 U+1F3FB 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 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+1F3C4 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.