# 👦🏿 Boy emoji: dark skin tone

👦🏿 is the boy emoji (👦) with dark skin tone. It's 👦 followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 1.0 in 2015.

- Emoji: 👦🏿
- Unicode name: boy: dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F466 U+1F3FF
- Category: People & body, People
- Added: Emoji 1.0 (2015)
- Base emoji: [👦 Boy](https://emojichart.com/boy-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/boy-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

A young boy with short hair. It represents a boy or young son and is used for male children. Sons, little brothers, boys and youth come up with it, in posts about family, school or growing up.

## Other skin tones

- 👦 [Boy](https://emojichart.com/boy-emoji.md)
- 👦🏻 [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/boy-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F466 U+1F3FB
- 👦🏼 [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/boy-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F466 U+1F3FC
- 👦🏽 [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/boy-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F466 U+1F3FD
- 👦🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/boy-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F466 U+1F3FE

## What it's made of

👦🏿 is 2 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 👦 [Boy](https://emojichart.com/boy-emoji.md) (U+1F466)
2. 🏿 [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FF)

## How to type 👦🏿

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

## In other languages

| Language | Name | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| Español (es) | niño: tono de piel oscuro | joven, niño, tono de piel oscuro |
| Français (fr) | garçon : peau foncée | émoticône, enfant, garçon, jeune, peau foncée, personne |
| Deutsch (de) | Junge: dunkle Hautfarbe | dunkle Hautfarbe, Enkelsohn, Gesicht, jung, Junge, jünger, Kind, munter, Sohn, strahlend |
| Italiano (it) | bambino: carnagione scura | bambino, bimbo, carnagione scura, giovane, persona, persone, ragazzino, tenero |
| Português (pt) | menino: pele escura | garoto, guri, jovem, loiro, menino, pele escura, pessoas, piá |
| Nederlands (nl) | jongen: donkere huidskleur | donkere huidskleur, jong, jongen, kind, persoon |
| Svenska (sv) | pojke: mörk hy | kille, mörk hy, pojke, ung |
| Polski (pl) | chłopiec: karnacja ciemna | chłopiec, dziecko, głowa, karnacja ciemna, młody |
| Türkçe (tr) | erkek çocuk: koyu cilt tonu | erkek, erkek çocuk, insan, kişiler, koyu cilt tonu, oğlan çocuk |
| Русский (ru) | мальчик: очень темный тон кожи | дитя, маленький, малыш, мальчик, очень темный тон кожи, ребенок, сын |
| Українська (uk) | хлопчик: темний тон шкіри | людина, малеча, темний тон шкіри, хлопець, хлопчик |
| Ελληνικά (el) | αγόρι: σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | αγόρι, νεαρός, παιδί, σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | صبي: بشرة بلون غامق | بشرة بلون غامق, ذكر, شاب, شب, صبي, ولد |
| עברית (he) | בן: גוון עור כהה | בן, גוון עור כהה, ילד, ינוקא, נער, פעוט, צעיר |
| فارسی (fa) | پسر: پوست آبنوسی | آدم, پسر, پسربچه, پوست آبنوسی, جوان, مذکر, مرد |
| हिन्दी (hi) | लड़का: साँवली त्वचा | बच्चा, लड़का, लोग, साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | ছেলে: কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কালো ত্বকের রঙ, ছেলে, পুরুষ, যুবক |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | anak laki-laki: warna kulit gelap | anak, anak kecil, cowok, laki-laki, lelaki, muda, pria, rambut pirang, warna kulit gelap |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | con trai: màu da tối | cậu bé, con trai, màu da tối |
| ไทย (th) | เด็กชาย: โทนผิวสีเข้ม | คน, เด็ก, โทนผิวสีเข้ม, ผู้ชาย, ลูก, หนุ่ม, หลาน |
| 日本語 (ja) | 男の子: 濃い肌色 | 子供, 少年, 濃い肌色, 男の子, 顔 |
| 한국어 (ko) | 남자 아이: 검은색 피부 | 검은색 피부, 남자 아이, 소년, 어린이, 젊은 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 男孩: 较深肤色 | 儿童, 孩子, 小孩, 男, 男孩, 较深肤色 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 男孩：黑皮膚 | 男孩, 黑皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): seun: donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): barima: wedeε ani tuntum
- Albanian (sq): djalë: nuancë lëkure e errët
- Amharic (am): ወንድ ልጅ: የቆዳ ዓይነት-6
- Armenian (hy): տղա․ մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): ল’ৰা: ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): oğlan: tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): малай: ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): mutila: 6. mota
- Belarusian (be): хлопчык: цёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): dječak: tamna boja kože
- Breton (br): paotr : krocʼhen teñval
- Bulgarian (bg): момче: тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): ယောက်ျားကလေး − အသားမည်းရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): garçon : peau foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 男仔: 深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 男仔: 深肤色
- Catalan (ca): noi: pell molt fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᎠᏧᏣ: ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chuvash (cv): арçын ача: сӑран тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): dječak: tamno smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): chlapec: tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): dreng: mørk teint
- Estonian (et): poiss: tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): rapaz: tipo de pele 6
- Faroese (fo): drongur: myrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): batang lalaki: dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): poika: tumma iho
- Galician (gl): neno: ton de pel moi escuro
- Georgian (ka): ბიჭი: კანის მუქი ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): છોકરો: ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): yaro: launin fata mai duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): boy: dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): fiú: sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): drengur: dökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwa nwoke: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji
- Irish (ga): buachaill: ton cnis dorcha
- Javanese (jv): bocah lanang: kulit ireng
- Kabyle (kab): aqcic: taglimt tubrikt
- Kannada (kn): ಹುಡುಗ: ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): ұл: 6-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ۇل: 6-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): ក្មេងប្រុស: សម្បុរខ្មៅ
- Kinyarwanda (rw): umuhungu: ibara ry’uruhu rwirabura
- Konkani (kok): चलो: गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): бала: кара
- Kʼicheʼ (quc): Ala: q’eq ub’antajik b’aqilal
- Lao (lo): ເດັກຊາຍ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳ
- Latvian (lv): zēns: tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): figgeu masccio: carnaxon scua
- Lithuanian (lt): berniukas: itin tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): gólc: śamna barwa kóže
- Luxembourgish (lb): Jong: däischter Hautfaarf
- Macedonian (mk): момче: тип на кожа 6
- Malay (ms): kanak-kanak lelaki: ton kulit gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ആൺകുട്ടി: ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Maltese (mt): tifel: ton skur tal-ġilda
- Marathi (mr): मुलगा: काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): эрэгтэй хүүхэд: бор
- Māori (mi): tamatāne: kiri āhua parauri
- Nepali (ne): केटा: छालाको प्रकार-६
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Smọ́l Bọi: Dák Skín Ton
- Northern Sotho (nso): mošemane: mmala wa letlalo wo moswana
- Norwegian (no): gutt: hudtype 6
- Norwegian Nynorsk (nn): gut: hudtype 6
- Odia (or): ବାଳକ: ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): gurbaa: toonii gogaa gurraachaa
- Pashto (ps): هلک: تور پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਮੁੰਡਾ: ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Punjabi (Arabic) (pa-Arab): منڈا: کالی رنگت آلی جلد
- Quechua (qu): yuqalla: yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): băiat: ton închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): mattet: pel stgira
- Sardinian (sc): pitzinnu: pedde iscura
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): gille: tòna doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): дечак: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): дјечак: тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): dečak: tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): dječak: tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ဢွၼ်ႇၸၢႆး: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်
- Sindhi (sd): ڇوڪرو: ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): පිරිමි ළමයා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-6
- Slovak (sk): chlapec: tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): fant: temen ten kože
- Somali (so): wiil: jidh madaw
- Swahili (sw): mvulana: ngozi nyeusi
- Tajik (tg): писар: ранги торики пӯст
- Tamil (ta): சிறுவன்: வகை 6
- Telugu (te): అబ్బాయి: ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ወዲ፦ ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tamasiʻi: kili ʻuliʻuli
- Tswana (tn): mosimane: letlalo la mmala o montsho
- Turkmen (tk): oglan: goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hólc: ćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): لڑکا: جلد کی سیاہ رنگت
- Uyghur (ug): ئوغۇل: توق تېرە رەڭ
- Uzbek (uz): o‘g‘il bola: 6-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): bachgen: arlliw croen tywyll
- Wolof (wo): xale bu góor: xeesaayu der bu ñuul
- Xhosa (xh): inkwenkwe: ithoni yesikhumba emnyama
- Yoruba (yo): ọmọkùnrin: adúláwọ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔmɔkùnrin: adúláwɔ̀
- Zulu (zu): umfana: uhlobo-6

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F466 U+1F3FF` |
| HTML | `👦🏿` |
| CSS | `\1F466\1F3FF` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F466}\u{1F3FF}` |
| Python | `\U0001F466\U0001F3FF` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F 91 A6 F0 9F 8F BF` |
| UTF-16 | `D83D DC66 D83C DFFF` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%91%A6%F0%9F%8F%BF` |

## Questions

### What does 👦🏿 mean?

A young boy with short hair. It represents a boy or young son and is used for male children. Sons, little brothers, boys and youth come up with it, in posts about family, school or growing up. 👦🏿 shows it with dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 👦🏿 and 👦?

👦🏿 is the 👦 boy emoji with dark skin tone. It's 👦 followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 2 code points long: U+1F466 U+1F3FF.

### How do I type 👦🏿?

Find 👦 in your emoji keyboard by searching “boy”, 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+1F466 U+1F3FF. In HTML you can write 👦🏿

### When was 👦🏿 added?

It was added in Emoji 1.0, released in 2015.

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