# 🧏🏾‍♂️ Deaf man emoji: medium-dark skin tone

🧏🏾‍♂️ is the deaf man emoji (🧏‍♂️) with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧏‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, and was added in Emoji 12.0 in 2019.

- Emoji: 🧏🏾‍♂️
- Unicode name: deaf man: medium-dark skin tone
- Code points: U+1F9CF U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- Category: People & body, Gestures
- Added: Emoji 12.0 (2019)
- Base emoji: [🧏‍♂️ Deaf man](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-emoji.md)
- Page: https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji

## What it means

Portrays a man gesturing toward his ear. It fits deaf or hard-of-hearing men and posts about deafness, hearing loss and communication access, such as captions and sign language.

## Other skin tones

- 🧏‍♂️ [Deaf man](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-emoji.md)
- 🧏🏻‍♂️ [Light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FB U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏼‍♂️ [Medium-light skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-light-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FC U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏽‍♂️ [Medium skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-medium-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FD U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F
- 🧏🏿‍♂️ [Dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/deaf-man-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md): U+1F9CF U+1F3FF U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F

## What it's made of

🧏🏾‍♂️ is 5 code points that phones draw as one emoji:

1. 🧏 [Deaf person](https://emojichart.com/deaf-person-emoji.md) (U+1F9CF)
2. 🏾 [Medium-dark skin tone](https://emojichart.com/medium-dark-skin-tone-emoji.md) (U+1F3FE)
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 “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Android: In Gboard, tap the emoji button and search for “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Mac: Press Control–Command–Space (or Globe + E) and type “deaf man”, then press and hold it and choose medium-dark skin tone.
- Windows: Press Windows + . (period) and type “deaf man”, 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) | hombre sordo: tono de piel oscuro medio | hombre, sordera, sordo, tono de piel oscuro medio |
| Français (fr) | homme sourd : peau mate | accessibilité, entendre, homme sourd, malentendant, oreille, peau mate, sourd |
| Deutsch (de) | gehörloser Mann: mitteldunkle Hautfarbe | gehörlos, gehörloser Mann, Mann, mitteldunkle Hautfarbe, taub |
| Italiano (it) | uomo con problemi di udito: carnagione abbastanza scura | carnagione abbastanza scura, sordità, sordo, uomo con difficoltà uditive, uomo con problemi di udito, uomo sordo |
| Português (pt) | homem surdo: pele morena escura | homem, pele morena escura, surdo |
| Nederlands (nl) | dove man: donkergetinte huidskleur | donkergetinte huidskleur, doof, gebaar, gebarentaal, horen, man, oor, toegankelijkheid |
| Svenska (sv) | hörselskadad man: mellanmörk hy | dåligt, döv, gest, höra, man, mellanmörk hy, öra, tillgänglighet |
| Polski (pl) | głuchy mężczyzna: karnacja średnio ciemna | głuchota, głuchy mężczyzna, karnacja średnio ciemna, mężczyzna |
| Türkçe (tr) | işitme engelli erkek: orta koyu cilt tonu | adam, erkek, işitme engelli, işitme engelli erkek, orta koyu cilt tonu |
| Русский (ru) | глухой мужчина: темный тон кожи | глухой, глухота, мужчина, темный тон кожи |
| Українська (uk) | чоловік із порушенням слуху: помірно темний тон шкіри | глухий, глухота, обмежені можливості, помірно темний тон шкіри, слух, чоловік, чоловік із порушенням слуху |
| Ελληνικά (el) | κωφός άντρας: μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος | άντρας, κωφός, μεσαίος-σκούρος τόνος δέρματος |
| العربية (ar) | رجل أصم: بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق | أصم, بشرة بلون معتدل مائل للغامق, رجل, صمم |
| עברית (he) | איש כבד שמיעה: גוון עור כהה בינוני | איש כבד שמיעה, גוון עור כהה בינוני, חירש, כבד שמיעה, לקוי שמיעה, לקות שמיעה, נגישות |
| فارسی (fa) | مرد ناشنوا: پوست گندمی | پوست گندمی, مرد, ناشنوا |
| हिन्दी (hi) | बहरा आदमी: हल्की साँवली त्वचा | कान, कान से सुनना, न सुनना, बहरा, बहरा आदमी, सुनना, हल्की साँवली त्वचा |
| বাংলা (bn) | কানে কম শোনা ব্যক্তি: মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ | কানে কম শোনা ব্যক্তি, কানে কালা, পুরুষ, মাঝারি-কালো ত্বকের রঙ |
| Bahasa Indonesia (id) | pria tuli: warna kulit gelap-sedang | lelaki, pria, tuli, tunarungu, warna kulit gelap-sedang |
| Tiếng Việt (vi) | người đàn ông khiếm thính: màu da tối trung bình | điếc, khiếm thính, màu da tối trung bình, người đàn ông, người đàn ông khiếm thính |
| ไทย (th) | ผู้ชายหูหนวก: โทนผิวสีแทน | โทนผิวสีแทน, ผู้ชาย, ผู้ชายหูหนวก, หูหนวก |
| 日本語 (ja) | 耳の不自由な男性: やや濃い肌色 | アクセシビリティ, やや濃い肌色, 男性, 耳の不自由な男性, 聴覚, 障がい |
| 한국어 (ko) | 청각장애가 있는 남자: 진한 갈색 피부 | 남자, 진한 갈색 피부, 청각장애, 청각장애가 있는 남자 |
| 中文（简体） (zh) | 失聪的男人: 中等-深肤色 | 中等-深肤色, 听力障碍, 失聪的男人, 男, 耳朵, 聋 |
| 中文（繁體） (zh-Hant) | 聽障男子：褐皮膚 | 男, 聽障, 聽障男子, 褐皮膚 |

More languages:

- Afrikaans (af): dowe man: medium-donker velkleur
- Akan (ak): mum barima: wedeε ani tuntum kakra
- Albanian (sq): burrë i shurdhër: nuancë lëkure gjysmë e errët
- Amharic (am): ደንቆሮ ሰው: የቆዳ ዓይነት-5
- Armenian (hy): խուլ տղամարդ․ միջին մուգ գույնի մաշկ
- Assamese (as): বধিৰ পুৰুষ: মধ্যমীয়া-ক’লা ছালৰ ৰং
- Azerbaijani (az): kar kişi: orta-tünd dəri tonu
- Bashkir (ba): һаңғырау ир: уртаса ҡара тән төҫө
- Basque (eu): gizon gorra: 5. mota
- Belarusian (be): глухі мужчына: сярэдняцёмны тон скуры
- Bosnian (bs): gluh muškarac: umjereno tamna boja kože
- Bulgarian (bg): глух мъж: средно тъмна кожа
- Burmese (my): နားမကြားသူ အမျိုးသား − အသားညိုရောင်
- Canadian French (fr-CA): homme sourd : peau modérément foncée
- Cantonese (yue): 聾嘅男人: 中深膚色
- Cantonese (Simplified) (yue-Hans): 聋嘅男人: 中深肤色
- Catalan (ca): home sord: pell fosca
- Cherokee (chr): ᏧᎵᎡᎾ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ: ᎠᏲᏟᎨ-ᎤᎵᏏᎩ ᎣᏁᎦᎸ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ
- Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) (zh-Hant-HK): 聽障男人：中深皮膚
- Chuvash (cv): хӑлхасӑр арҫын: сӑран вӑтам тӗксӗм тонӗ
- Croatian (hr): gluhi muškarac: smeđa boja kože
- Czech (cs): hluchý muž: středně tmavý odstín pleti
- Danish (da): døv mand: medium til mørk teint
- Estonian (et): kurt mees: keskmiselt tume nahatoon
- European Portuguese (pt-PT): homem surdo: tipo de pele 5
- Faroese (fo): deyvur maður: miðalmyrkur húðarlitur
- Filipino (fil): lalaking bingi: katamtamang dark na kulay ng balat
- Finnish (fi): kuuro mies: keskitumma iho
- Galician (gl): home xordo: ton de pel escuro
- Georgian (ka): ყრუ კაცი: საშუალოდან მუქამდე კანის ტონალობა
- Gujarati (gu): બધિર પુરુષ: મધ્યમ ઘેરો ચામડીનો રંગ
- Hausa (ha): namijin kurma: launin fata mai madaidaicin duhu
- Hindi (Latin) (hi-Latn): sun na paane wala aadmi: medium-dark skin
- Hungarian (hu): siket férfi: közepesen sötét bőrtónus
- Icelandic (is): heyrnarlaus karl: meðaldökkur húðlitur
- Igbo (ig): nwoke ntị chiri: ọtanjele ahụ maka òji-ndịna etiti
- Irish (ga): fear bodhar: ton cnis meándorcha
- Javanese (jv): wong lanang budheg: kulit sawo mateng
- Kabyle (kab): argaz aεeẓẓug: taglimt tubrikt talemmast
- Kannada (kn): ಕಿವುಡ: ಮಧ್ಯಮ-ಗಾಢ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಚರ್ಮ
- Kazakh (kk): саңырау еркек: 5-тері түсі
- Kazakh (Arabic) (kk-Arab): ساڭىراۋ ەركەك: 5-تەرى ءتۇسى
- Khmer (km): មនុស្សប្រុសថ្លង់: សម្បុរខ្មៅល្មម
- Konkani (kok): भेड्डो मनीस: मध्यम-गाढ कातीचो रंग
- Kyrgyz (ky): дүлөй адам: кара тору
- Lao (lo): ຜູ້​ຊາຍຫູ​ໜວກ: ສີຜິວໂທນດຳປານກາງ
- Latvian (lv): nedzirdīgs vīrietis: vidēji tumšs ādas tonis
- Ligurian (lij): òmmo sordo: carnaxon assæ scua
- Lithuanian (lt): kurčias vyras: tamsios odos
- Lower Sorbian (dsb): njesłyšajucy muski: srjejźnośamna barwa kóže
- Macedonian (mk): глув маж: тип на кожа 5
- Malay (ms): lelaki pekak: ton kulit sederhana gelap
- Malayalam (ml): ബധിരൻ: ഇടത്തരം ഇരുണ്ട ചർമ്മ നിറം
- Marathi (mr): बहिरा माणूस: मध्यम काळसर त्वचा
- Mongolian (mn): дүлий эрэгтэй: бордуу
- Nepali (ne): बहिरो पुरुष: छालाको प्रकार-५
- Nigerian Pidgin (pcm): Man Wé Nọ́ Fít Hia: Mídíọ́m Dák Skín Ton
- Norwegian (no): døv mann: hudtype 5
- Odia (or): ବଧିର ପୁରୁଷ: ମଧ୍ୟମ-ଗାଢ଼ ଚର୍ମ ରଙ୍ଗ
- Oromo (om): dhiira duudaa: toonii gogaa gurraacha-gidduugaleessa
- Pashto (ps): کوڼ سړی: غنمی-تورنګه پوستکۍ
- Punjabi (pa): ਬੋਲ਼ਾ ਆਦਮੀ: ਦਰਮਿਆਨਾ ਕਾਲਾ ਰੰਗ
- Quechua (qu): ruqtʼu runa: tunpa yana qara niraq
- Romanian (ro): bărbat surd: ton semi‑închis al pielii
- Romansh (rm): um surd: pel mez stgira
- Scottish Gaelic (gd): duine bodhar: tòna meadhanach doilleir a’ chraicinn
- Serbian (sr): глув човек: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Cyrillic, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Cyrl-BA): глув човјек: средње тамна кожа
- Serbian (Latin) (sr-Latn): gluv čovek: srednje tamna koža
- Serbian (Latin, Bosnia & Herzegovina) (sr-Latn-BA): gluv čovjek: srednje tamna koža
- Shan (shn): ၽူႈၸၢႆးႁူၼူၵ်ႇ: သီၽိဝ်ၼိူဝ်ႉလမ်ပၢၼ်ၵၢင်
- Sindhi (sd): ٻوڙو ماڻهو: وچولو ڪارو رنگ
- Sinhala (si): බිහිරි මිනිසා: සමෙහි වර්ගය-5
- Slovak (sk): nepočujúci muž: stredne tmavý tón pleti
- Slovenian (sl): gluh moški: srednje temen ten kože
- Somali (so): nin dhagoole ah: jidh nooc madaw oo dhexe
- Swahili (sw): mwanamume kiziwi: ngozi nyeusi kiasi
- Tamil (ta): கேட்கும் திறன் இல்லாத ஆண்: வகை 5
- Telugu (te): చెవిటివాడు: మధ్యస్థంగా ముదురు చర్మపు రంగు
- Tigrinya (ti): ጸማም ሰብኣይ፦ ማእከላይ-ጸሊም ቆርበት ቆርበት
- Tongan (to): tangata tuli: kili melomelo-ʻuliʻuli
- Turkmen (tk): ker erkek: orta goýy deri reňki
- Upper Sorbian (hsb): hłuchi muž: srěnjoćmowa barba kože
- Urdu (ur): سماعت سے محروم مرد: جلد کی درمیانی سیاہ رنگت
- Uzbek (uz): kar erkak: 5-teri turi
- Welsh (cy): dyn byddar: arlliw croen canolig-tywyll
- Yoruba (yo): ọkùnrin adití: adúláwọ̀ díẹ̀
- Yoruba (Benin) (yo-BJ): ɔkùnrin adití: adúláwɔ̀ díɛ̀
- Zulu (zu): indoda engezwa: uhlobo-5

## Codes

| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| Code points | `U+1F9CF U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F` |
| HTML | `🧏🏾‍♂️` |
| CSS | `\1F9CF\1F3FE\200D\2642\FE0F` |
| JavaScript, Rust, Swift | `\u{1F9CF}\u{1F3FE}\u{200D}\u{2642}\u{FE0F}` |
| Python | `\U0001F9CF\U0001F3FE\u200D\u2642\uFE0F` |
| UTF-8 bytes | `F0 9F A7 8F F0 9F 8F BE E2 80 8D E2 99 82 EF B8 8F` |
| UTF-16 | `D83E DDCF D83C DFFE 200D 2642 FE0F` |
| URL encoded | `%F0%9F%A7%8F%F0%9F%8F%BE%E2%80%8D%E2%99%82%EF%B8%8F` |

## Questions

### What does 🧏🏾‍♂️ mean?

Portrays a man gesturing toward his ear. It fits deaf or hard-of-hearing men and posts about deafness, hearing loss and communication access, such as captions and sign language. 🧏🏾‍♂️ shows it with medium-dark skin tone; the meaning is the same.

### What is the difference between 🧏🏾‍♂️ and 🧏‍♂️?

🧏🏾‍♂️ is the 🧏‍♂️ deaf man emoji with medium-dark skin tone. It's 🧏‍♂️ followed by a skin tone modifier, so it is 5 code points long: U+1F9CF U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F.

### How do I type 🧏🏾‍♂️?

Find 🧏‍♂️ in your emoji keyboard by searching “deaf man”, 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+1F9CF U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642 U+FE0F. In HTML you can write 🧏🏾‍♂️

### When was 🧏🏾‍♂️ added?

It was added in Emoji 12.0, released in 2019.

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