# 🏊🏿‍♂️ Man swimming emoji: dark skin tone

🏊🏿‍♂️ is the man swimming 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 swimming: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F3CA U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, People playing sports
- Added: Emoji 4.0 (2016)
- Base emoji: [🏊‍♂️ Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races.

## Other skin tones

- 🏊‍♂️ [Man swimming](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-emoji.md)
- 🏊🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🏊🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F3CA 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 swimming](https://emojichart.com/person-swimming-emoji.md) (U+1F3CA)
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 swimming”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “man swimming”, then press and hold it and choose dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “man swimming”, 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 nadando: tono de piel oscuro | hombre, hombre nadando, nadar, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | nageur : peau foncée | homme, nage, nageur, peau foncée |
| Deutsch (de) | Schwimmer: dunkle Hautfarbe | dunkle Hautfarbe, kraulen, Pool, Schwimmbad, schwimmen, Schwimmer |
| Italiano (it) | nuotatore: carnagione scura | carnagione scura, nuotatore, nuoto, piscina, sport, uomo |
| Português (pt) | homem nadando: pele escura | homem, homem nadando, nadar, natação, pele escura |
| Nederlands (nl) | zwemmende man: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, man, zwemmen, zwemmende man |
| Svenska (sv) | man som simmar: mörk hy | man, man som simmar, mörk hy, simmare, simning |
| Polski (pl) | pływający mężczyzna: karnacja ciemna | basen, karnacja ciemna, kraulem, mężczyzna, na basenie, pływający, pływak, pływanie, sport, triathlon, woda, zawody |
| Türkçe (tr) | yüzen erkek: koyu cilt tonu | adam, erkek, koyu cilt tonu, yüzen erkek, yüzme |
| Русский (ru) | пловец: очень темный тон кожи | мужчина, очень темный тон кожи, плавание, пловец, спорт |
| Українська (uk) | плавець: темний тон шкіри | плавання, плавець, темний тон шкіри, чоловік |
| Ελληνικά (el) | άντρας κολυμβητής: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, άντρας κολυμβητής, κολύμβηση, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | سباح: بشرة بلون غامق | بشرة بلون غامق, سباح, يسبح, يعوم |
| עברית (he) | גבר שוחה: גוון עור כהה | איש, גבר, גוון עור כהה, שוחה, שחייה, שחיין |
| فارسی (fa) | شناگر مرد: پوست آبنوسی | آب‌تنی, پوست آبنوسی, شنا, شنا کردن, شناگر, شناگر مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | तैरता हुआ पुरुष: साँवली त्वचा | आदमी, तैरता हुआ पुरुष, तैरना, पुरुष, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | পুরুষ সাঁতারু: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ছেলে, পুরুষ, পুরুষ সাঁতারু, সাঁতার |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria berenang: warna kulit gelap | laki-laki, pria berenang, renang, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông đang bơi: màu da tối | bơi, màu da tối, người đàn ông, người đàn ông đang bơi |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายว่ายน้ำ: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | กีฬา, คน, ไตรกีฬา, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, นักว่ายน้ำ, ผู้ชาย, ฟรีสไตล์, ว่ายน้ำ |
| 日本語 (ja) | 泳ぐ男: 濃い肌色 | スイマー, スイミング, スイム, スポーツ, 水泳, 泳ぐ男, 濃い肌色, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 수영하는 남자: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 수영, 수영 선수, 수영장, 수영하기, 수영하는 남자, 스포츠, 운동, 자유형, 철인 3종 경기, 트라이애슬론 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男生游泳: 较深肤色 | 游泳, 男, 男生游泳, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男生游泳：黑皮膚 | 游泳, 男, 男生游泳, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): manlike swemmer: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Barima reboro nsuo: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): burrë që noton: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): የወንድ ዋናተኛ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): տղամարդ լողորդ․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): সাঁতুৰি থকা পুৰুষ: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): üzgüçü kişi: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): йөҙөүсе ир: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon igerilaria: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): плывец: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): plivač: tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): плуващ мъж: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေကူးနေသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): nageur : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 游水嘅男人: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 游水嘅男人: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home que neda: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏓᏬ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 男泳手：黑皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): ишекен: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): muškarac pliva: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): plavec: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): mandlig svømmer: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): meesujuja: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem a nadar: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): maður sum svimur: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking lumalangoy: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): uiva mies: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): nadador: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): მოცურავე კაცი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સ્વિમ કરતો પુરુષ: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namiji mai yin ninƙaya: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): swimming karta aadmi: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): úszó férfi: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): sundmaður: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke na-egwu mmiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): fear ag snámh: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang nglangi: kulit ireng
- Kannada (kn): ಈಜುತ್ತಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): жүзуші ер: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ءجۇزۋشى ەر: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): បុរសហែលទឹក: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umugabo uri koga: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): दादलो पेंवता: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): сүзүп бара жаткан эркек: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): achi katajin kmuxanik: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້ຊາຍລອຍນໍ້າ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis peld: tumšs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vyras plaukikas: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): plěwaŕ: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Schwëmmer: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): пливач: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): lelaki berenang: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): നീന്തൽക്കാരൻ: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): raġel jgħum: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): पोहणारा पुरुष: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): сэлж буй эрэгтэй: бор
- Māori (mi): tāne kauhoe: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): पौंडी खेलिरहेको छोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé De Swim: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna o a rutha: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): mannlig svømmer: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): mannleg symjar: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ପହଁରୁଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira daakaa jiru: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): سړی لامبو وهي: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਤੈਰਦਾ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): تیراکی کردا بندہ: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata waytachkan: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat care înoată: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um che noda: pel stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine a’ snàmh: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): пливач: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): plivač: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးလုၺ်းၼမ်ႉ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): مرد ترندي: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිහිනන මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): plavec: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): plavalec: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dabaalanaya: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mwanaume anayeogelea: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): марди шино карда истода: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): நீந்தும் ஆண்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): ఈత కొడుతున్న పురుషుడు: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ክሕንብስ ከሎ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata kakau: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): monna yo o thumang: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): ýüzüp ýören erkek: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): płuwar: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): تیراکی کرتا ہوا مرد: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئۈزۈۋاتقان ئەر: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): suzayotgan erkak: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn yn nofio: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): góor guy féey: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): indoda equbhayo: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin tí ń wẹdò: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin tí ń wɛdò: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda ebhukudayo: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F3CA U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🏊🏿‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F3CA\1F3FF\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F3CA}\u{1F3FF}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F3CA\U0001F3FF\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 8F 8A F0 9F 8F BF E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83C DFCA D83C DFFF 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%8F%8A%F0%9F%8F%BF%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🏊🏿‍♂️ mean?

Mid-stroke and pulling one arm through the water, this male swimmer is hard at work. It appears in posts about swim workouts, pool and ocean days, competitive swimming, and triathlon training or races. 🏊🏿‍♂️ shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

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

🏊🏿‍♂️ is the 🏊‍♂️ man swimming emoji with dark skin tone. It's 🏊‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F3CA U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🏊🏿‍♂️?

Find 🏊‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “man swimming”, 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+1F3CA 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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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/man-swimming-dark-skin-tone-emoji