# 🦸🏾 Superhero emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🦸🏾 is the superhero emoji (🦸) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🦸 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 11.0 in 2018.

- Emoji: 🦸🏾
- Unicode name: superhero: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9B8 U+1F3FE
- Category: People & body, Fantasy people
- Added: Emoji 11.0 (2018)
- Base emoji: [🦸 Superhero](https://emojichart.com/superhero-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/superhero-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A person in a cape and costume striking a heroic pose. You will see it for superheroes and comic-book themes, for praising someone who saved the day or showed great strength, and for telling a friend they are a hero.

## Other skin tones

- 🦸 [Superhero](https://emojichart.com/superhero-emoji.md)
- 🦸🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/superhero-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9B8 U+1F3FB
- 🦸🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/superhero-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9B8 U+1F3FC
- 🦸🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/superhero-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9B8 U+1F3FD
- 🦸🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/superhero-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9B8 U+1F3FF

## What it's made of

🦸🏾 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🦸 [Superhero](https://emojichart.com/superhero-emoji.md) (U+1F9B8)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)

## How to type 🦸🏾

- iPhone and iPad: Open the emoji keyboard, tap Search Emoji and type “superhero”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “superhero”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “superhero”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “superhero”, then pick medium-dark skin tone with the skin tone button at the top of the panel.

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | personaje de superhéroe: tono de piel oscuro medio | bien, héroe, heroína, personaje de superhéroe, superhéroe, superheroína, superpoder, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | super-héros : peau mate | bien, cape, force, heroïne, héroïne, héros, peau mate, personnage, sauver le monde, super pouvoir, super-héros, super-pouvoir, superhéros, superman, vengeur, voler |
| Deutsch (de) | Superheld(in): mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | Held, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, Person, Superheld, Superheld(in), Superheldin, Superkraft, Superkräfte, Superman, Übermensch, Umhang |
| Italiano (it) | supereroe: carnagione abbastanza scura | bene, buono, carnagione abbastanza scura, eroe, eroina, persona, personaggio, supereroe, supereroina, superman, superpotere, superpoteri |
| Português (pt) | super-herói: pele morena escura | bem, boa, bom, herói, heroína, pele morena escura, super-herói, super-homem, superman, superpoder |
| Nederlands (nl) | superheld: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, goed, held, superheld, superkracht |
| Svenska (sv) | superhjälte: mellanmörk hy | god, hjälte, hjältinna, mellanmörk hy, superhjälte, superkraft, superkrafter |
| Polski (pl) | superbohater: karnacja średnio ciemna | bohater, bohaterka, dobro, karnacja średnio ciemna, moc, pozytywny, siła, superbohater, superbohaterka, superman, supermoc, supermoce |
| Türkçe (tr) | süper kahraman: orta koyu cilt tonu | iyi, iyilik, kahraman, kurtarmak, orta koyu cilt tonu, pelerin, süper güç, süper kahraman, uçmak |
| Русский (ru) | супергерой: темный тон кожи | бэтмен, героиня, герой, сильная, супервумен, супергерой, супермен, суперсила, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | супергерой: помірно темний тон шкіри | героїня, герой, добрий, добро, помірно темний тон шкіри, супергерой, супермен, суперсила, суперсили |
| Ελληνικά (el) | υπερήρωας: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άνθρωπος, άνθρωπος αράχνη, ήρωας, ηρωίδα, καλός, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος, Μπάτμαν, Σούπερμαν, υπεράνθρωπος, υπερδυνάμεις, υπερδύναμη, υπερήρωας |
| العربية (ar) | بطل خارق: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | باتمان, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, بطل, بطلة, خارق, سوبرمان, سوبرهيرو, طيب, قوة خارقة, قوي, منقذ |
| עברית (he) | גיבור על: גוון עור כהה בינוני | גוון עור כהה בינוני, גיבור על, גיבורה, גיבורת על, טוב, כוחות על |
| فارسی (fa) | ابرقهرمان: پوست گندمی | ابرقدرت, ابرقهرمان, پوست گندمی, خوب, دلاور, سوپرمن, شیرزن, شیرمرد, قهرمان, مرد, نیکوکار |
| हिन्दी (hi) | सुपरहीरो: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | पावर, बढ़िया, शक्तिशाली, सुपर पावर, सुपरपॉवर, सुपरमैन, सुपरहीरो, हल्की साँवली त्वचा, हीरो, हीरोइन |
| বাংলা (bn) | সুপারহিরো: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কল্যাণ, নায়ক, প্রশংসনীয়, ব্যাটম্যান, ভালো, ভালো মানুষ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ, শক্তিশালী, সুপারপাওয়ার, সুপারম্যান, সুপারহিরো, হিরো, হিরোইন |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pahlawan super: warna kulit gelap-sedang | baik, kekuatan super, pahlawan, pahlawan super, pahlawan super wanita, pahlawan wanita, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | siêu anh hùng: màu da tối trung bình | anh hùng, màu da tối trung bình, người, người dơi, nữ anh hùng, siêu anh hùng, siêu năng lực, tốt |
| ไทย (th) | ซุปเปอร์ฮีโร่: โทนผิวสีแทน | เก่ง, ซุปเปอร์แมน, ดี, โทนผิวสีแทน, พลังวิเศษ, พาวเวอร์, ยอดมนุษย์, วีรบุรุษ, ฮีโร่ |
| 日本語 (ja) | スーパーヒーロー: やや濃い肌色 | スーパーヒーロー, スーパーマン, ヒーロー, ヒロイン, やや濃い肌色, 善, 巨大勢力, 超人 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 히로인: 진한 갈색 피부 | 배트맨, 슈퍼맨, 슈퍼파워, 슈퍼히어로, 영웅, 정의, 진한 갈색 피부, 초능력, 초인, 히로인, 히어로 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 超级英雄: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 女英雄, 女超人, 好人, 英雄, 蝙蝠侠, 超人, 超级英雄, 超能力 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 超級英雄：褐皮膚 | 正派, 英雄, 褐皮膚, 超人, 超級英雄, 超能力 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): superheld: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): Supahero: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): superhero: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ጀግና: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): սուպերհերոս․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): চুপাৰহিৰ’: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): superqəhrəman: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): супергерой: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): superheroi: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): супергерой: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): superheroj: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): жена супергерой: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): လူစွမ်းကောင်း − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): superhéros : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 超人: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 超人: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): superheroi: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᎩ ᏩᏥᎸᏉᏛ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 超人：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): супергер: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): superheroj: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): superhrdinská postava: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): superhelt: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): superkangelane: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): super-herói: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): superhetja: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): superhero: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): supersankari: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): heroe: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): სუპერგმირი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): સુપરહીરો: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): jarumi: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): superhero: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): szuperhős: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): ofurhetja: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): dike: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): sárlaoch: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): satriya mandraguna: kulit sawo mateng
- Kannada (kn): ಸೂಪರ್‌ಹೀರೊ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): супер батыр: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): سۋپەر باتىر: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): កំពូលវីរជន: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): सुपरहिरो: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): супер баатыр: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ສຸດຍອດພະເອກ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): supervaronis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): supereröe: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): superherojus: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): superryśaŕ: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): суперхерој: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): adiwira: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): സൂപ്പർഹീറോ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): सुपरहिरो: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mexican Spanish (es-MX): superheroína: tono de piel oscuro medio
- Mongolian (mn): супер баатар: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): सुपरहिरो: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Supahíro: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): superhelt: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ସୁପର୍‌ହିରୋ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): goota: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): لوي اتل: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਸੁਪਰ-ਹੀਰੋ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): superheroe: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): supererou: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Sardinian (sc): supereroe: pedde bastante iscura
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): sàr-ghaisgeach: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): супер херој: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): суперхерој: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): super heroj: srednje tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): superheroj: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): သူႇပႃႇႁီးရူဝ်း: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): سپر هيرو: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): සුපිරි වීරයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): superhrdina: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): superjunak/superjunakinja: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): halyeey ah: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): shujaa: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): சூப்பர்ஹீரோ: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): సూపర్‌హీరో: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ልዕለ ጅግና፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tokotaha ivimālohi: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): supergahryman: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): superrjek/ superrjekowka: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سپر ہیرو: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): superqahramon: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): archarwr: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): akọni alágbára: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): akɔni alágbára: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): iqhawe: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9B8 U+1F3FE` |
| HTML | `🦸🏾` |
| CSS | `\1F9B8\1F3FE` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9B8}\u{1F3FE}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9B8\U0001F3FE` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A6 B8 F0 9F 8F BE` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDB8 D83C DFFE` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A6%B8%F0%9F%8F%BE` |

## Questions

### What does 🦸🏾 mean?

A person in a cape and costume striking a heroic pose. You will see it for superheroes and comic-book themes, for praising someone who saved the day or showed great strength, and for telling a friend they are a hero. 🦸🏾 shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🦸🏾 and 🦸?

🦸🏾 is the 🦸 superhero emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🦸 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F9B8 U+1F3FE.

### How do I type 🦸🏾?

Find 🦸 in your emoji keyboard by searching “superhero”, 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+1F9B8 U+1F3FE. In HTML you can write 🦸🏾

### When was 🦸🏾 added?

It was added in Emoji 11.0, released in 2018.

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Source: Unicode Emoji 18.0 and Unicode CLDR 49.0.0. Emoji Chart · https://emojichart.com/superhero-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji