# 🧜🏼‍♂️ Merman emoji: medium-light skin tone

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

- Emoji: 🧜🏼‍♂️
- Unicode name: merman: medium-light skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 5.0 (2017)
- Base emoji: [🧜‍♂️ Merman](https://emojichart.com/merman-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/merman-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji

## 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.

## Other skin tones

- 🧜‍♂️ [Merman](https://emojichart.com/merman-emoji.md)
- 🧜🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/merman-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/merman-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏾‍♂️ [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/merman-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧜🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/merman-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9DC U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧜🏼‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧜 [Merperson](https://emojichart.com/merperson-emoji.md) (U+1F9DC)
2. 🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FC)
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 “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “merman”, then press and hold it and choose medium-light skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “merman”, then pick medium-light skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | sirena hombre: tono de piel claro medio | sirena, sirena hombre, tono de piel claro medio, tritón |
| Français (fr) | triton : peau moyennement claire | peau moyennement claire, Triton |
| Deutsch (de) | Wassermann: mittelhelle Hautfarbe | mittelhelle Hautfarbe, Triton, Wassermann |
| Italiano (it) | tritone: carnagione abbastanza chiara | carnagione abbastanza chiara, creatura, fiaba, mare, mitologia, Nettuno, oceano, Poseidone, tridente, tritone |
| Português (pt) | sereio: pele morena clara | pele morena clara, sereio, Tritão |
| Nederlands (nl) | zeemeerman: lichtgetinte huidskleur | lichtgetinte huidskleur, Triton, zeemeerman |
| Svenska (sv) | strömkarl: mellanljus hy | mellanljus hy, strömkarl, Triton |
| Polski (pl) | mężczyzna syrena: karnacja średnio jasna | karnacja średnio jasna, mężczyzna syrena, Tryton |
| Türkçe (tr) | balık adam: orta açık cilt tonu | balık adam, orta açık cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | тритон: светлый тон кожи | мужчина, полурыба, русалка, светлый тон кожи, тритон |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік-русалка: помірно світлий тон шкіри | помірно світлий тон шкіри, Тритон, чоловік-русалка |
| Ελληνικά (el) | γοργόνος: μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος | γοργόνος, μεσαίος-ανοιχτόχρωμος τόνος δέρματος, Τρίτων |
| العربية (ar) | مخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة: بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل | بشرة بلون فاتح ومعتدل, مخلوق له جسد رجل وذيل سمكة |
| עברית (he) | בן ים: גוון עור בהיר בינוני | בן ים, גוון עור בהיר בינוני, טריטון |
| فارسی (fa) | دریامرد: پوست روشن | پوست روشن, تریتون, دریامرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | मत्स्यपुरुष: हल्की गोरी त्वचा | ट्राइटन, मत्स्यपुरुष, हल्की गोरी त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | মারম্যান: মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ | ট্রিটন, মাঝারি-হালকা ত্বকের রঙ, মারম্যান |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria duyung: warna kulit cerah-sedang | pria duyung, Triton, warna kulit cerah-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | chàng tiên cá: màu da sáng trung bình | chàng tiên cá, màu da sáng trung bình, thần nửa người nửa cá |
| ไทย (th) | เงือกชาย: โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง | เงือกชาย, โทนผิวสีขาวเหลือง |
| 日本語 (ja) | マーマン: やや薄い肌色 | マーマン, やや薄い肌色, 人魚, 男, 男性 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 인어: 연한 갈색 피부 | 남자 인어, 동화, 민속, 바다 생물, 삼지창, 세이렌, 심해, 연한 갈색 피부, 인어, 해저 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男人鱼: 中等-浅肤色 | 中等-浅肤色, 特里同, 男人鱼 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男人魚：黃皮膚 | 男人魚, 黃皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): meerman: medium-ligte velkleur
- Akan (ak): Mɛɛbarima: wedeε ani a εda so kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë sirenë: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e çelët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ግማሽ ሰው ግማሽ ዓሳ: መሃከለኛ ቀላ ያለ የቆዳ ቀለም
- Armenian (hy): տրիտոն․ միջին բաց գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): মৎস্যপুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-পাতল ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): dəniz kişisi: orta-açıq dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): һыу ире: уртаса аҡһыл тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon-itxurako itsas izaki: 3. mota
- Belarusian (be): мужчына-русалка: сярэднясветлы тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): muškarac sirena: umjereno svijetla boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): мъж амфибия: средно светла кожа
- Burmese (my): ရေသူထီး − အသားနုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): triton : peau modérément claire
- Cantonese (yue): 男美人魚: 中淺膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男美人鱼: 中浅肤色
- Catalan (ca): home sirena: pell bastant clara
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏣᏗ ᎤᎬᎭᏟ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᏗᏴᎳᏘ ᎤᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᎿᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): тритон: ӳт-тирӗн вӑтам-ҫутӑ тӗсӗ
- Croatian (hr): muška sirena: svijetlo maslinasta boja kože
- Czech (cs): mořský muž: středně světlý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): havmand: medium til lys teint
- Estonian (et): meesnäkk: keskmiselt hele nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): tritão (homem): tipo de pele 3
- Faroese (fo): havmaður: miðalljósur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking sirena: katamtamang light na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): merenmies: keskivaalea iho
- Galician (gl): serea de sexo masculino: ton de pel claro
- Georgian (ka): კაცთევზა: ღიადან საშუალომდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): મરમેન: ચામડીનો મધ્યમ આછો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): aljanin ruwa: launin fata mai madaidaicin haske
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): merman: medium-fair skin
- Hungarian (hu): férfi sellő: közepesen világos bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): marbendill: meðalljós húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwokewọta: ọtanjele ahụ maka ọcha-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): murúch fir: ton cnis mheánach-gheal
- Javanese (jv): duyung lanang: kulit putih langsep
- Kannada (kn): ಮತ್ಸ್ಯ ಪುರುಷ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ತಿಳಿ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): құйрықты: 3-тері түрі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): قۇيرىقتى: 3-تەرى ءتۇرى
- Khmer (km): ប្រុសមច្ឆា: សម្បុរសល្មម
- Kinyarwanda (rw): mugabosamaki: ibara ry’uruhu rwera gahoro
- Konkani (kok): मत्स्यदादलो: मध्यम-उजळ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): эркек русалка: буудай жүздүү
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): karixoq: retal saq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເງືອກຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນຂາວປານກາງ
- Latin American Spanish (es-419): sireno: tono de piel claro medio
- Latvian (lv): vīrietis nāra: vidēji gaišs ādas tonis
- Lithuanian (lt): vandenis/undinius: vidutinio gymio
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): nykus: srjejźnoswětła barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Miermann: mëttelhell Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): маж сирена: тип на кожа 3
- Malay (ms): duyung jantan: ton kulit sederhana cerah
- Malayalam (ml): മത്സ്യനരൻ: ഇടത്തരം തെളിഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): merman: ton medju-ċar tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): मरमॅन: मध्यम उजळ त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): лусын хаан: бага зэргийн цайвар
- Māori (mi): tāne-ika: kiri āhua māmā-waenga
- Nepali (ne): मत्स्यछोरामान्छे: छालाको प्रकार-३
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Mán Mamíwọtá: Mídíọ́m-Laít Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): monna wa ka meetseng: mmala wa letlalo wa go taga wa magareng
- Norwegian (no): havmann: hudtype 3
- Odia (or): ମରମ୍ୟାନ୍: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ହାଲକା ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira lo’u: toonii gogaa ifaa-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): مرمین: غنمی-روښانه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਜਲ ਪੁਰਸ਼: ਹਲਕਾ ਕਣਕਵੰਨਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): جل مانس: ہلکی درمیانی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): tata triton: tunpa chuya qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat sirenă: ton semi‑deschis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um da l’aua: pel mez clera
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine-mara: tòna meadhanach soilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): мушкарац из мора: средње светла кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): мушкарац из мора: средње свијетла кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): muškarac iz mora: srednje svetla koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): muškarac iz mora: srednje svijetla koža
- Shan (shn): ၵူၼ်းၶိုင်ႈပႃၶိုင်ႈတူဝ်ပေႃႈ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉၵမ်ႇပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): جل مانس: وچولي گوري رنگت
- Sinhala (si): පිරිමි දියකිඳුරා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-3
- Slovak (sk): morský muž: stredne svetlý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): morski mož: srednje svetel ten kože
- Somali (so): wiilo-maanyo: jidh fudud oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): nguva dume: ngozi nyeupe kiasi
- Tajik (tg): марди обӣ: ранги равшании миёнаи пӯст
- Tamil (ta): ஆண் கடல்மனிதன்: வகை 3
- Telugu (te): జలపురుషుడు: మధ్యస్థంగా లేత చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ሰብኣይ ዓሳ፦ ማእከላይ-ፈኲስ ቆርበት ዘለዎ
- Tongan (to): tangata meimeite: kili kelokelo
- Tswana (tn): monna wa tlhamane: letlalo le le bosweu jo bo mo magareng
- Turkmen (tk): suw erkegi: orta açyk deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): wódny muž: srěnjoswětła barba kože
- Urdu (ur): جل مانس: جلد کی درمیانی -ہلکی رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): بېلىق ئەر: ئارا ئاچ تېرە رەڭگى
- Uzbek (uz): triton: 3-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): morwas: arlliw croen canolig-golau
- Wolof (wo): sireen bu góor: xeesaayu der bu xeereer
- Xhosa (xh): i-merman: ithoni yesikhumba esikhanyayo phakathi
- Yoruba (yo): Yemọja ọkùnrin: amọ́lára díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): Yemɔja ɔkùnrin: amɔ́lára díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): i-merman: uhlobo-3

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9DC U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧜🏼‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9DC\1F3FC\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9DC}\u{1F3FC}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9DC\U0001F3FC\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 9C F0 9F 8F BC E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDDC D83C DFFC 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%9C%F0%9F%8F%BC%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-light skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧜🏼‍♂️ and 🧜‍♂️?

🧜🏼‍♂️ is the 🧜‍♂️ merman emoji with medium-light skin tone. It's 🧜‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9DC U+1F3FC 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-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+1F9DC U+1F3FC 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/merman-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji