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🧜🏾‍♂️U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

Merman emoji: medium-dark skin tone

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

Unicode name
merman: medium-dark skin tone
Category
People & body, Fantasy people
Added
Emoji 5.0 in 2017
Code points
U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
Base emoji
🧜‍♂️ Merman

What it means

A man with a fish tail, a sea creature from folklore, sometimes holding a trident. It is often sent for mermen and ocean fantasy, and for swimming, beach or sea-themed posts and costumes.

How it looks

🧜🏾‍♂️
Your device
Merman emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Noto Color Emoji by Google
Noto Color Emoji
Merman emoji: medium-dark skin tone, as drawn in Twemoji by Twitter, Inc. and other contributors
Twemoji
Merman emoji: medium-dark 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. 🧜MerpersonU+1F9DC
  2. 🏾Medium-dark skin toneU+1F3FE
  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 “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Android
In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Mac
Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
Windows
Press Windows + . (period) and type “merman”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

In other languages

LanguageNameKeywords
Españolsirena hombre: tono de piel oscuro mediosirena, sirena hombre, tono de piel oscuro medio, tritón
Françaistriton : peau matepeau mate, Triton
DeutschWassermann: mitteldunkle Hautfarbemitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Triton, Wassermann
Italianotritone: carnagione abbastanza scuracarnagione abbastanza scura, creatura, fiaba, mare, mitologia, Nettuno, oceano, Poseidone, tridente, tritone
Portuguêssereio: pele morena escurapele morena escura, sereio, Tritão
Nederlandszeemeerman: donkergetinte huidskleurdonkergetinte huidskleur, Triton, zeemeerman
Svenskaströmkarl: mellanmörk hymellanmörk hy, strömkarl, Triton
Polskimężczyzna syrena: karnacja średnio ciemnakarnacja średnio ciemna, mężczyzna syrena, Tryton
Türkçebalık adam: orta koyu cilt tonubalık adam, orta koyu cilt tonu
Русскийтритон: темный тон кожимужчина, полурыба, русалка, темный тон кожи, тритон
Українськачоловік-русалка: помірно темний тон шкірипомірно темний тон шкіри, Тритон, чоловік-русалка
Ελληνικάγοργόνος: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματοςγοργόνος, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, Τρίτων
العربيةمخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامقبشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, مخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة
עבריתבן ים: גוון עור כהה בינוניבן ים, גוון עור כהה בינוני, טריטון
فارسیدریامرد: پوست گندمیپوست گندمی, تریتون, دریامرد
हिन्दीमत्स्यपुरुष: हल्की साँवली त्वचाट्राइटन, मत्स्यपुरुष, हल्की साँवली त्वचा
বাংলামারম্যান: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙট্রিটন, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, মারম্যান
Bahasa Indonesiapria duyung: warna kulit gelap-sedangpria duyung, Triton, warna kulit gelap-sedang
Tiếng Việtchàng tiên cá: màu da tối trung bìnhchàng tiên cá, màu da tối trung bình, thần nửa người nửa cá
ไทยเงือกชาย: โทนผิวสีแทนเงือกชาย, โทนผิวสีแทน
日本語マーマン: やや濃い肌色マーマン, やや濃い肌色, 人魚, 男, 男性
한국어남자 인어: 진한 갈색 피부남자 인어, 동화, 민속, 바다 생물, 삼지창, 세이렌, 심해, 인어, 진한 갈색 피부, 해저
中文(简体)男人鱼: 中等-深肤色中等-深肤色, 特里同, 男人鱼
中文(繁體)男人魚:褐皮膚男人魚, 褐皮膚
Names in 98 more languages
Afrikaansmeerman: medium-donker velkleur
AkanMɛɛbarima: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
Albanianburrë sirenë: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
Amharicወንድ ግማሽ ሰው ግማሽ ዓሳ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
Armenianտրիտոն․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
Assameseমৎস্যপুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
Azerbaijanidəniz kişisi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
Bashkirһыу ире: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
Basquegizon-itxurako itsas izaki: 5. mota
Belarusianмужчына-русалка: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
Bosnianmuškarac sirena: umjereno tamna boja kože
Bulgarianмъж амфибия: средно тъмна кожа
Burmeseရေသူထီး − အသားညိုရောင်
Canadian Frenchtriton : peau modérément foncée
Cantonese男美人魚: 中深膚色
Cantonese (Simplified)男美人鱼: 中深肤色
Catalanhome sirena: pell fosca
CherokeeᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎬᎭᏟ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)男人魚:中深皮膚
Chuvashтритон: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
Croatianmuška sirena: smeđa boja kože
Czechmořský muž: středně tmavý odstín pleti
Danishhavmand: medium til mørk teint
Estonianmeesnäkk: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
European Portuguesetritão (homem): tipo de pele 5
Faroesehavmaður: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
Filipinolalaking sirena: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
Finnishmerenmies: keskitumma iho
Galicianserea de sexo masculino: ton de pel escuro
Georgianკაცთევზა: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
Gujaratiમરમેન: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
Hausaaljanin ruwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
Hindi (Latin)merman: medium-dark skin
Hungarianférfi sellő: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
Icelandicmarbendill: meðaldökkur húðlitur
Igbonwokewọta: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
Irishmurúch fir: ton cnis meándorcha
Javaneseduyung lanang: kulit sawo mateng
Kannadaಮತ್ಸ್ಯ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
Kazakhқұйрықты: 5-тері түсі
Kazakh (Arabic)قۇيرىقتى: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
Khmerប្រុសមច្ឆា: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
Kinyarwandamugabosamaki: ibara ry’uruhu rw’inzobe yirabura
Konkaniमत्स्यदादलो: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
Kyrgyzэркек русалка: кара тору
Kʼicheʼkarixoq: retal-q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
Laoເງືອກຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
Latin American Spanishsireno: tono de piel oscuro medio
Latvianvīrietis nāra: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
Lithuanianvandenis/undinius: tamsios odos
Lower Sorbiannykus: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
LuxembourgishMiermann: mëtteldäischter Hautfaarf
Macedonianмаж сирена: тип на кожа 5
Malayduyung jantan: ton kulit sederhana gelap
Malayalamമത്സ്യനരൻ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
Maltesemerman: ton medju-skur tal-ġilda
Marathiमरमॅन: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
Mongolianлусын хаан: бордуу
Māoritāne-ika: kiri āhua waenga-parauri
Nepaliमत्स्यछोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-५
Nigerian PidginMán Mamíwọtá: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
Northern Sothomonna wa ka meetseng: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana wa magareng
Norwegianhavmann: hudtype 5
Odiaମରମ୍ୟାନ୍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
Oromodhiira lo’u: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
Pashtoمرمین: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
Punjabiਜਲ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
Punjabi (Arabic)جل مانس: درمیانی کالی رنگت آلی جلد
Quechuatata triton: tunpa yana qara niraq
Romanianbărbat sirenă: ton semi‑închis al pielii
Romanshum da l’aua: pel mez stgira
Scottish Gaelicduine-mara: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
Serbianмушкарац из мора: средње тамна кожа
Serbian (Latin)muškarac iz mora: srednje tamna koža
Shanၵူၼ်းၶိုင်ႈပႃၶိုင်ႈတူဝ်ပေႃႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
Sindhiجل مانس: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
Sinhalaපිරිමි දියකිඳුරා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
Slovakmorský muž: stredne tmavý tón pleti
Slovenianmorski mož: srednje temen ten kože
Somaliwiilo-maanyo: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
Swahilinguva dume: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
Tajikмарди обӣ: ранги торики миёнаи пӯст
Tamilஆண் கடல்மனிதன்: வகை 5
Teluguజలపురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
Tigrinyaሰብኣይ ዓሳ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
Tongantangata meimeite: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
Tswanamonna wa tlhamane: letlalo la mmala wa bontsho jo bo mo magareng
Turkmensuw erkegi: orta goýy deri reňki
Upper Sorbianwódny muž: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
Urduجل مانس: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
Uyghurبېلىق ئەر: ئارا توق تېرە رەڭگى
Uzbektriton: 5-teri turi
Welshmorwas: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
Wolofsireen bu góor: xeesaayu der bu xawa ñuul
Xhosai-merman: ithoni yesikhumba esiphakathi mnyama
YorubaYemọja ọkùnrin: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
Yoruba (Benin)Yemɔja ɔkùnrin: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
Zului-merman: uhlobo-5

Codes

Code points
U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
HTML
🧜🏾‍♂️
CSS
\1F9DC\1F3FE\200D\2642\FE0F
JavaScript, Rust, Swift
\u{1F9DC}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}
Python
\U0001F9DC\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F
UTF-8 bytes
F0 9F A7 9C F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F
UTF-16
D83E DDDC D83C DFFE 200D 2642 FE0F
URL encoded
%F0%9F%A7%9C%F0%9F%8F%BE%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F

Questions

What does 🧜🏾‍♂️ mean?

A man with a fish tail, a sea creature from folklore, sometimes holding a trident. It is often sent for mermen and ocean fantasy, and for swimming, beach or sea-themed posts and costumes. 🧜🏾‍♂️ shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

What is the difference between 🧜🏾‍♂️ and 🧜‍♂️?

🧜🏾‍♂️ is the 🧜‍♂️ merman emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧜‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

How do I type 🧜🏾‍♂️?

Find 🧜‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “merman”, 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+1F9DC 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.